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Ajloun

Coordinates: 32°19′57″N 35°45′06″E / 32.33250°N 35.75167°E / 32.33250; 35.75167
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Ajloun
عجلون
Town
City of Ajloun from Ajloun Castle
City of Ajloun from Ajloun Castle
Nickname: 
Jordan Green
Ajloun is located in Jordan
Ajloun
Ajloun
Location in Jordan
Coordinates: 32°19′57″N 35°45′06″E / 32.33250°N 35.75167°E / 32.33250; 35.75167
Grid position221/193
Country Jordan
GovernorateAjloun
Municipality established1920
Area
 • Town4 km2 (2 sq mi)
 • Metro
30 km2 (10 sq mi)
Elevation
719 m (2,508 ft)
Population
 (2015 [1])
 • Town148,870
 • Metro
190,200
Time zoneUTC+2 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)+3
Area code+(962)2
Websitehttp://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).

References

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  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-06-05. Retrieved 2021-12-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

Further reading

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  • 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.

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