Tafilah

Tafilah الطفيلة Tophel (in Edomite)
City
Tafilah
Seal
Tafilah
Coordinates: 30°50′24″N 35°36′0″E / 30.84000°N 35.60000°E / 30.84000; 35.60000
Country	Jordan
Governorate	Tafilah Governorate
Founded	1100 B.C.
Municipality established	1914
Government
• Type	Municipality
• Mayor	Khalid Huneifat
Area
• City	18.518 km2 (7.149 sq mi)
• Metro	38.771 km2 (15.355 sq mi)
Elevation	940 m (3,084 ft)
Population  (2015)[1]
• City	27,559
• Metro	60,803
Time zone	GMT +2
• Summer (DST)	+3
Area code	+(962)3
Website	http://www.tafila.jo[dead link]

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 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.