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Ajloun

Ajloun Governorate is one of the governorates of , located north of the capital of Jordan. Ajloun Governorate has the fourth highest population density in Jordan with a population density of 350.1 people/km2.
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  • Type: State with 55,000 residents
  • Description: governorate of Jordan
  • Also known as: “‘Ajlūn”, “Ajloun Governorate”, “Ajlun”, “Liwā’ ‘Ajlūn”, “Muḩāfaz̧at ‘Ajlūn”, and “ىنبنام”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ajlun Castle.

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Ajloun Castle, medieval name Qalʻat ar-Rabad, is a 12th-century Muslim castle situated in northwestern . It is placed on a hilltop belonging to the Mount Ajloun district, also known as Jabal Auf after a Bedouin tribe which had captured the area in the 12th century.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ajlun and Anjara.

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Ajloun, also spelled , is the capital town of the Ajloun Governorate, a hilly town in the north of , located 76 kilometers north west of . It is noted for its impressive ruins of the 12th-century .

Town
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is an ancient town located at northern in the Ajloun Governorate. The city is situated 4 kilometers to the south of , and 73 kilometers to the north of the Jordanian capital .

Town
is a municipality in the Ajloun Governorate, located in the northwestern region of . It serves as the administrative center for the District.

Ajloun

Latitude
32.3194° or 32° 19′ 10″ north
Longitude
35.7033° or 35° 42′ 12″ east
Population
55,000
Elevation
782 metres (2,566 feet)
Open location code
8G4Q8P93+Q8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13294463865
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­state
Geo­Names ID
443120
Wiki­data ID
Q506658
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“Ajloun” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Governorati Ajloun”
  • Albanian: “Governorati Axhlun”
  • Arabic: “عجلون (محافظة)”
  • Arabic: “عجلون”
  • Arabic: “محافظة عجلون”
  • Armenian: “Աջլունի մարզ”
  • Basque: “Ajlun Gobernazioa”
  • Basque: “Ajlun”
  • Belarusian: “Аджлюн (мугафаза)”
  • Belarusian: “Аджлюн”
  • Bengali: “আজলুন গভর্নোরেট”
  • Catalan: “Governació d’Ajlun”
  • Cebuano: “Ajloun (lalawigan sa Hordan)”
  • Cebuano: “Ajloun”
  • Chechen: “Аджлун”
  • Chinese: “Ajloun Séng”
  • Chinese: “阿傑隆省”
  • Chinese: “阿杰隆省”
  • Czech: “Adžlún (guvernorát)”
  • Czech: “Adžlún”
  • Danish: “Ajloun Governorate”
  • Dutch: “Ajlun”
  • Esperanto: “Aĝlun”
  • Finnish: “Ajlun”
  • French: “Ajlun”
  • French: “Gouvernorat d’Ajlun”
  • German: “Gouvernement Adschlun”
  • Greek: “Κυβερνείο Ατζλούν”
  • Gujarati: “અજલોન ગવર્નોરેટ”
  • Hebrew: “מחוז עג’לון”
  • Hebrew: “עג’לון (מחוז)”
  • Hebrew: “עג’לון”
  • Hindi: “अजलुन”
  • Hindi: “अजलून प्रान्त”
  • Hungarian: “Adzslún kormányzóság”
  • Indonesian: “Kegubernuran Ajloun”
  • Italian: “governatorato di Ajlun”
  • Italian: “Governatorato di Ajlun”
  • Japanese: “アジュルン県”
  • Kannada: “ಅಜ್ಲೊನ್ ಗವರ್ನೇಟ್”
  • Korean: “아질룬주”
  • Latvian: “Adžlūnas muhāfaza”
  • Lithuanian: “Adžluno muchafaza”
  • Lithuanian: “Adžluno muhafaza”
  • Malay: “Ajloun Governorate”
  • Malay: “Kegabenoran Ajloun”
  • Marathi: “अजलॉन गव्हर्नोरेट”
  • Mazanderani: “عجلون استان”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Ajloun Séng”
  • Northern Frisian: “Adschluun (Guwernement)”
  • Northern Frisian: “Adschluun”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ailoun”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ajloun guvernement”
  • Norwegian: “Ajlun”
  • Persian: “استان عجلون”
  • Polish: “Adżlun (muhafaza)”
  • Polish: “Adżlun”
  • Portuguese: “Ajlun”
  • Portuguese: “Governorado de Ajloun”
  • Portuguese: “Governorato de Ajloun”
  • Portuguese: “Província de Ajloun”
  • Romanian: “Guvernoratul Ajloun”
  • Russian: “Аджлун (мухафаза)”
  • Russian: “Аджлун”
  • Scots: “Ajloun Govrenorate”
  • Sinhala: “අජ්ලොඋන් පළාත”
  • Spanish: “Ajlun”
  • Spanish: “Gobernacion de Ajlun”
  • Spanish: “Gobernación de Ajlun”
  • Swedish: “Ajlun”
  • Tamil: “அச்சிலவுன் ஆளுநரகம்”
  • Tamil: “அஜ்லவுன் கவர்னரேட்”
  • Tamil: “அஜ்லவுன் மாகாணம்”
  • Telugu: “అజ్‌లౌన్ గవర్నరేట్”
  • Thai: “เขตผู้ว่าราชการอัจญ์ลูน”
  • Turkish: “Aclun”
  • Turkish: “Ajloun Yönetimi”
  • Ukrainian: “Аджлун”
  • Ukrainian: “Мухафаза Аджлун”
  • Ukrainian: “Провінція Аджлун”
  • Urdu: “محافظہ عجلون”
  • Uzbek: “Ajloun gubernatorligi”
  • Vietnamese: “Tỉnh Ajloun”
  • Welsh: “Ardal Lywodraethol Ajloun”
  • Welsh: “Ardal Lywodraethol Ajlun”
  • Welsh: “Ardal Lywodraethol Ajlwn”
  • Welsh: “Gofernad Ajloun”
  • Welsh: “Gofernad Ajlwn”
  • Western Armenian: “Աժլունի մարզ”
  • Western Panjabi: “ضلع اجلون”

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