Ajloun

Ajloun عجلون
Town
City of Ajloun from Ajloun Castle
Nickname:  Jordan Green
Ajloun Location in Jordan
Coordinates:
Grid position	221/193
Country	Jordan
Governorate	Ajloun
Municipality established	1920
Area
• Town	4 km2 (2 sq mi)
• Metro	30 km2 (10 sq mi)
Elevation	719 m (2,508 ft)
Population  (2015 )
• Town	148,870
• Metro	190,200
Time zone	UTC+2 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)	+3
Area code	+(962)2
Website	http://www.ajloun.gov.jo

Ajloun is a city located in the northwest of Jordan. It is a city surrounded by high mountains known as Ajloun mountain range. It was known to the ancients by the name (Gilead), which means hardness or roughness. Ajloun links Levant inner areas with the Mediterranean coast, overlooking Al-Aqsa Mosque. Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi ordered Usama ibn Munqidh, one of his army commanders, to build a fortress ( later knows as Ajloun Castle) on the top of Jabal Awf in the year (580 AH - 1184 AD).

Further reading

• Dobrzańska-Bzowska, Magdalena; Bzowski, Krzysztof (2008). Praktyczny przewodnik – Bliski Wschód (in Polish). Bielsko-Biała: Wydawnictwo Pascal. pp. 157–158. ISBN 978-83-7513-146-8.

Other websites

• http://www.visitjordan.com/visitjordan_cms/MajorAttractions/Ajlun/HistoryCulture/tabid/173/Default.aspx Archived 2012-09-14 at the Wayback Machine
• Jordan Tourism Board Archived 2014-06-16 at the Wayback Machine
• Middle East Travel Guide Archived 2021-12-16 at the Wayback Machine
• Ajlun Discussion Forum (in Arabic)