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Aţ Ţafīlah

Tafielah, Jordan · Asia

About Aţ Ţafīlah

Aţ Ţafīlah is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Buşayrā, 23km from Dana Nature Reserve.

Aţ Ţafīlah is a town located in Tafielah, Jordan. With a population of 25,429, it is an important destination in Asia.

On a road trip, Aţ Ţafīlah sits in Jordan. It's in the Asia/Amman time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Aţ Ţafīlah to your route.

About Aţ Ţafīlah

Tafilah (Arabic: الطفيلة, romanized: 'aṭ-Ṭafīlah, [atˤ.tˤa.fiː.la]), also spelled Tafila, is a city with a population of 27,559 people in southwestern Jordan, located 183 kilometers (114 mi) southwest of Amman. It is the capital of Tafilah Governorate. It is well known for having green gardens which contain olive and

Read more fig trees, and grape-vines. Tafilah was first built by the Edomites and was called Tophel. There are more than 360 natural springs in the Tafilah nahia, including the natural reservoir of Dana and hot natural springs at Afra and Burbeita. There are two phosphate and limestones mines in the Tafilah nahia, which are one of the country's main income sources.

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Where is Aţ Ţafīlah located?

Aţ Ţafīlah is located in Tafielah, Jordan, Asia. The coordinates are 30.8375 latitude, 35.6044 longitude.

What is the population of Aţ Ţafīlah?

Aţ Ţafīlah has a population of approximately 25,429 people, making it a town in Jordan.

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Quick Information

Population
25,429
Continent
Asia
Country
Jordan
Region
Tafielah
Timezone
Asia/Amman
Coordinates
30.8375, 35.6044

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Worth the detour from Aţ Ţafīlah

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

national park

Dana Nature Reserve

Jordan's largest nature reserve spanning four bio-geographical zones from sandstone cliffs to desert wadis, with the ancient village of Dana on its edge.

23 km · about 25 min drive

famous road

Dana to Petra Trail

A spectacular multi-day hiking trail through Jordan's Great Rift Valley connecting Dana Nature Reserve to Petra through dramatic desert canyons.

28 km · about 35 min drive

castle

Shobak Castle

The first Crusader fortress in Oultrejourdain, built by Baldwin I in 1115 on a lone hill above the King's Highway. A 375-step secret stairway drops through the rock to a spring far below.

34 km · about 40 min drive

historic highway

King's Highway

One of the world's oldest continuously used routes, winding 280 km from Madaba to Petra past Karak's crusader castle, Dana's cliffs and the mighty Wadi Mujib canyon.

39 km · about 45 min drive

beach

Dead Sea, Ein Bokek

The main beach and resort area on the Israeli shore of the Dead Sea, known for therapeutic mud baths and salt-crystal-covered shores.

46 km · about 55 min drive

historic highway

Scorpions Ascent (Ma'ale Akrabim)

A serpentine 1950s road built over an ancient Nabataean-Roman trade route, snaking down the Negev cliffs toward the Arava with dizzying desert switchbacks.

47 km · about 55 min drive

natural wonder

Wadi Ibn Hammad

A warm-spring canyon northwest of Karak where travertine walls drip with ferns and moss and the shallow stream is walked rather than followed on a path. Tropical in feel, and almost entirely visited by Jordanians.

51 km · about 60 min drive

ancient ruins

Little Petra (Siq al-Barid)

A Nabataean satellite settlement 8km north of Petra, its narrow cold canyon lined with rock-cut triclinia and the Painted House, whose ceiling frescoes of vines and cupids are the best-surviving Nabataean painting anywhere.

53 km · about 60 min drive

Driving roads near Aţ Ţafīlah

  • 28 kmDana to Petra TrailA spectacular multi-day hiking trail through Jordan's Great Rift Valley connecting Dana Nature Reserve to Petra through dramatic desert canyons.
  • 39 kmKing's HighwayOne of the world's oldest continuously used routes, winding 280 km from Madaba to Petra past Karak's crusader castle, Dana's cliffs and the mighty Wadi Mujib canyon.
  • 47 kmScorpions Ascent (Ma'ale Akrabim)A serpentine 1950s road built over an ancient Nabataean-Roman trade route, snaking down the Negev cliffs toward the Arava with dizzying desert switchbacks.

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