It is situated in the Tafileh mountains south of Jordan. The area is characterized by rugged
mountainous terrain and inhabited only by Bedouins who live on raising sheep.
It is located approximately 25 km south east of Elaka. The wind pump at this
station is the Kenyan made Kijito wind pump. It was installed at Twaneh as a
replacement for the diesel system. This wind pump has been in operation and
pumping water from a total head of 40m since 1987 with only the necessary
routine maintenance. The high solidity 7.2m diameter rotor has 24 blades. The
pump is a single acting piston with an internal diameter of 95mm and stroke of
320 mm. An economical study by Samara and Wakileh [15] proved that, the
chosen MWPS provided the necessary water supply at this station without the
aid of a back-up unit. The Bedouins of that area never complained of the lack of
water all the year round. Also the high reliability, simplicity and low
maintenance requirements of the system made it even more suitable for this
particular location