Tafilah

Tafilah

Al Tafilah (Arabic: الطفيلة) is a small city with a population of 35,000 people in south Jordan 180 km away from Amman. It is the main city of the Tafilah Governorate. It is famous for having green gardens which contain olive trees, figs and grapes. There are more than 360 natural springs in the Altafilah area, including the natural reservoir of Dana and hot natural springs at Afra and Borbeata.

There are two phosphate and cement mines in At Tafilah which are one of the country's main income sources.


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