page_title: Tafilah Governorate
section_title: Administrative divisions
hierarchical_section_title: Tafilah Governorate / Administrative divisions
caption_attribution_description: English: Landscape of Dana Biosphere Reserve, Jordan Français&#160;: Paysage de la réserve de Dana en Jordanie
context_page_description: Tafilah is one of the governorates of Jordan, located about 180 km south-west of Amman, Jordan's capital.
  Tafilah Governorate is bordered by Karak Governorate to the north, Ma'an Governorate to the east and south, Aqaba Governorate to the south, and by Israel to the west. The area of this province constitutes 2.5% of the area of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. It is divided into three districts. The population as of 2005 is about 82,000 living in 32 towns and villages across the governorate.
  الشيخ َمحمد خميس الربعي - عشيرة القطيفات- من أهم شيوخ الطفيلة بالعهد القديم وهناك العديد من المعالم والشوارع بالأردن سميت تيمنا بة، حيث كان سببا رئيسيا في دحر العثمانيين بالمنطقة الجنوبية من خلال فطنتة و دهاؤة العسكري
context_section_description: Article 11 of the Administrative Divisions System of the Jordanian ministry of Interior divides Tafilah Governorate into three departments as follows:
caption: Dana Biosphere Reserve
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