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Mahafzah, Mahafzeh or Mahaftha is
a Jordanian tribe who reside in such places as Kufr Jayiz
, Waqqas and
Ghor al-Safi (al-Karak).
It originated in the Karak area, where it participated in the battles of
Hittin and `Ayn Jalut and were among those who aided in resisting
the Tatar encroachments on Muslim lands, and in particular Jordan
and Palestine. The Mahafzah were relied upon to help aid a wing of the Muslim armies.[1] Several members of the Mahaftha tribe left the small town of Kufr Jayiz in search of education and a better life. Today some Mahaftha tribe members reside in Irbid, Amman, Karak, England, Saudi Arabia , UAE and the United States of America, the census of mahfzah members around 3000 , Mahafzah tribe has common council in Kufr Jayiz called Mazafah , they meet there in social occasions.
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