Ajloun

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 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) Archived 2014-08-03 at the Wayback Machine