Johfiyeh
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Johfiyeh جحفية |
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 Johfiyeh
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| Coordinates: 32°29′21″N 35°49′35″E / 32.48917°N 35.82639°ECoordinates: 32°29′21″N 35°49′35″E / 32.48917°N 35.82639°E | |
| Country | Jordan |
| Province | Irbid Governorate |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Mayor | Yahya Ibrahim Telfah |
| Area | |
| • Metro | 4 km2 (1.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 794 m (2,605 ft) |
| Population (2008) | |
| • Village | 4,000 |
| Time zone | GMT +2 |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 (UTC) |
| Area code(s) | +(962)2 |
| Website | www |
Johfiyeh (Arabic: جُحفية), also spelled Johfiyah, Juhfiyah or Juhfiyeh, is a historical village in northern Jordan, located 80 kilometers north of the capital Amman and about 7.5 km southwest of the city Irbid. Its estimated population is 4,000 and the major family (tribe or clan) is Talafha (Telfah).
At the northern edge of the modern village is the archaeological site of Tell Johfiyeh with several more related sites, showing two main phases of settlement: Iron Age II and Byzantine-Umayyad.
Johfiyeh is located about 80 km to the north of the Jordanian capital Amman and 7.5 km southwest of Irbid. It is part of the Hauran plains which extend from southern Syria to the north of Jordan. From Johfiyeh, one can see the disputed Jordanian, Syrian and Israeli triangle of borders (tripoint). In winter, Mount Hermon, which is located in Lebanon and Syria, can be seen clearly.
Johfiyeh lies on a plateau elevated around 750 to 793 meters above sea level. The decline of the hills gradually hand Johfiyeh in a horizontal line that stretches to less than one kilometer to Hauran plains, which lies at about 400 meters above sea level. Both the western and southern slopes of the hills suffer from soil erosion as a result of rainfall, which overtime led to the loss of vegetation in these areas except for some shrubs and wild herbs found standing between the cracks in the rocks. Among these herbs is thyme and buckthorn. The case is different when heading east, where the plateau begins to become less steppy and the layer of soil is thicker, dark red and fertile. This soil is often mixed with ashes of ancient ovens which are the remains of civilizations that have followed on in the area.
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