Ajloun Forest Reserve
The Ajloun Forest Reserve is a nature reserve located in the Ajloun Governorate in north-west Jordan. Established by the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature in 1988 in the area around the village of Umm Al-Yanabi, it comprises an area of 13 square kilometres.Photo: Freedom’s Falcon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tell Mar Elias.
Tell Mar Elias
Archaeological site
Photo: Nickfraser, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tell Mar Elias is a tell, i. e. an archaeological mound, located slightly outside the town limits and northwest of Ajloun in the Ajloun Governorate, northern Jordan, in the historical region of Gilead.
Ajloun Forest Reserve
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: forest reserve in Jordan
- Categories: forest reserve, forest, and recreation area
- Location: Ajlun, Northern Jordan, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.3804° or 32° 22′ 49″ northLongitude
35.7562° or 35° 45′ 22″ eastOperator
RSCNOpen location code
8G4Q9QJ4+4FOpenStreetMap ID
way 295183528OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveOpenStreetMap feature
natural=woodWikidata ID
Q3384953
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Satellite Map
Discover Ajloun Forest Reserve from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Ajloun Forest Reserve” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “محمية عجلون”
- Arabic: “محمية غابات عجلون”
- Arabic: “محميه عجلون”
- Chinese: “阿傑隆森林保護區”
- Czech: “Adžlúnská lesní rezervace”
- French: “réserve forestière d’Ajloun”
- French: “Réserve forestière d’Ajloun”
- Polish: “Rezerwat przyrody Las Adżlun”
- Romanian: “Rezervația forestieră Ajloun”
- Slovenian: “Gozdni rezervat Ajlun”
- Spanish: “Reserva forestal de Ajlun”
- Ukrainian: “Лісовий заповідник Аджлун”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include RSCN Ajloun Reserve Information Office and reception and مغارة الجبل.
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