Safawi, Jordan
Safawi
الصفاوي | |
|---|---|
Town | |
Safawi Location in Jordan | |
| Coordinates: 32°11′35″N 37°7′36″E / 32.19306°N 37.12667°E | |
| Country | Jordan |
| Governorate | Mafraq Governorate |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 2,315[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
| Area code | +(962)2 |
Safawi (Arabic: الصفاوي) is a town in Mafraq Governorate, in Jordan.[2][3] In the 2015 census, there were 2,315 people in the town, of which 1,113 (48.1%) were female and 1,202 (51.9%) were male.[1]
The 1,500-year-old Sahabi tree, also known as the tree of al-Buqayawiyya and the 'blessed tree', is also located near the town.[4][5]
References
- ^ a b The Population of the Kingdom by Administrative Divisions, According to the General Census of Population and Housing result 2015 (PDF) (Report). Department of Population Statistics. 2015. p. 24. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 February 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ Khalil Tukan, Salma; Takruri, Hamed R.; Numan Ahmad, Mousa (January 2011). "Food Habits and Traditional Food Consumption in the Northern Badia of Jordan". Journal of the Saudi Society for Food and Nutrition. 6 (1): 1. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
Northern Badia of Jordan, which is part of Mafraq governorate, extends over 11,210 km². It consists of thirty-four villages, most of which cluster in the more fertile North West of the country close to the Syrian borders. Safawi town is the administrative center of the area.
- ^ Rawashdeh, Saeb (14 May 2024). "Religious heritage preservation: Delving into newly finished Mosque of Blessed Tree". The Jordan Times. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ T, J (10 October 2019). "King opens visitor centre at site of Blessed Tree in Safawi". The Jordan Times. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ "The Blessed Tree". Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs. Government of Jordan. Retrieved 24 June 2025.