Tafila Technical University

Tafila Hashemite governorate is characterised by a set of advantages, some of which are unique among the rest of sister governorates of our beloved country, and these advantages are as follows: Tafila governorate is one of the first Jordanian governorates that embraced the Great Arab Revolt, wherein its sons did their utmost along with their lives to defend this purified country, especially as it was honoured that the Hashemites called it "the Hashemite Tafila" for the heroic deeds done by its sons. Tafila embraces the shrines of the prophet’s companions; such as Harith bin Amir Alazadi, Farwah Bin Amr Aljuthami, and Jaber Bin Abdallah Alansari, which are are located in Bsayra, Afra and Baqia respectively . In addition to Jaafar Atayaar tree in Qadisiyah, there are many sites, churches and tombs that belong to different religions that inhabited the region such as the Ruins of Christianity and the mosaicked church in Rashadiyah. The topography of the governorate consists of mountain ranges whose heights range from 1200 meters in the eastern region to 1,600 meters in Qadisiyah and Garndal; these mountain ranges are interspersed with deep valleys, which give them a beauty feature and versatile climate. Tafila was selected to be Jordan City of Culture in 2014 within the framework of Jordan Cities of Culture, a project launched by the Ministry of Culture in 2007. It would choose a city each year to be Jordan City of Culture in order to spread culture throughout the country and focus projects and cultural activities throughout the whole year. This is the first project in the Arab region, as it seeks to ensure the equitable distribution of culture throughout the governorates of the Kingdom. Selecting Tafila as City of Culture for 2014 is mainly intended for uncovering these various advantages and encouraging its sons to stop migration towards the capital city.