The Jordanian Southern Command (Arabic:المنطقة العسكرية الجنوبية) is the Jordanian Armed Forces regional command responsible for a large area in the Kingdom and defending 4 cities (Aqaba, Ma'an, Tafilah, Al Karak).
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The Southern Command commands regional units covering Aqaba, Ma'an, Tafilah & Al Karak.
On January 25, 1918, Arab and Allied forces of the Arab Revolt under T.E. Lawrence and Prince Zeid bin Hussein destroyed a 900-strong Turkish force near Tafilah, which Lawrence referred to in his memoir Seven Pillars of Wisdom as "Tafileh".
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Reserves in the governorate are estimated at one million tons of copper and half a million tons of Manganese, while Phosphate mining is one of the main industries in the governorate.
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