Al-Jafr (also spelled Al-Jafer or Al-Jafar) (
Arabic
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= الجفر ) is a village in
Al-Ahsa in
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the A ...
. It is located about 10 km from
Al-Hofuf
Al-Hofuf ( ar, ٱلْهُفُوف ', also spelled Hofuf or Hufuf, also known as "Al-Hasa", "Al-Ahsa" or "Al-Hassa") is the major urban city in the Al-Ahsa Oasis in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, with a population of 858,395 (as of 202 ...
and one of the eastern villages of
Al-Ahsa.
Unlike nearby villages Al-Jafr has some government offices like Al-Jafr police station and Al-Jafr General Hospital.
See also
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Al-Ahsa
References
Populated places in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia
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