Castle
Ajlun Castle
🇯🇴 Jordan · 12th century
Ajloun Castle (Arabic: قلعة عجلون, romanized: Qalʻat 'Ajloun), medieval name Qalʻat ar-Rabad, is a 12th-century Muslim castle situated in northwestern Jordan. It is placed on a hilltop in the Mount Ajloun district, also known as Jabal Auf after an Arab tribe that lived in the area in the 12th century. From its high elevation, the castle guarded three wadis which descend towards the Jordan Valley. It was built by the Ayyubids in the 12th century and enlarged by the Mamluks in the 13th.
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Ajlun Castle ranks #1,084 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #6 of the 22 mapped in Jordan. Founded 1184, it is older than 80% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 544 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 3,888 times in the last 60 days, more than 80% of the atlas. The nearest day-trip guide is Irbid, 28 km away. It is one of the 109 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Levant. See how Jordan compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Ajlun Castle?
Ajlun Castle stands in Jordan, at 32.32521°, 35.72728°.
When was Ajlun Castle built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1184. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Ajlun Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #1,084 of 7,738 worldwide, and #6 in Jordan. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Ajlun Castle?
Alexandreion, about 36 km away.
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