Ajlun Castle

Ajloun Castle, medieval name Qalʻat ar-Rabad or Castle of Saladin, is a 12th-century Muslim castle situated in northwestern . 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.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …is also known as “Ajloun Castle”
  • Description: fortified building in Jordan

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Anjara and Kufranjah.
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is an ancient town located at northern in the . is situated 3½ km southeast of Ajlun Castle.
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is a village in the northern portion of , lying between Ajlun and . is situated 9 km southeast of Ajlun Castle.

Ajlun Castle

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Latitude
32.32522° or 32° 19′ 31″ north
Longitude
35.72734° or 35° 43′ 38″ east
Open location code
8G4Q8PGG+3W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 35200794
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q1480575

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Ajlun Castle” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جبل بني عوف”
  • Arabic: “جبل عوف”
  • Arabic: “قلعة صلاح الدين الأيوبي”
  • Arabic: “قلعة عجلون”
  • Arabic: “قلعه عجلون”
  • Catalan: “castell d’Ajlun”
  • Catalan: “Castell d’Ajlun”
  • Chinese: “阿傑隆城堡”
  • Czech: “Adžlúnský hrad”
  • French: “château d’Ajlun”
  • French: “Château d’Ajlun”
  • French: “Châteur d’Ajlun”
  • German: “Burg Adschlun”
  • German: “Festung Adschlun”
  • German: “Festung Ajlun”
  • German: “Qal’At Ar-Rabad”
  • Greek: “Κάστρο του Ατζλούν”
  • Hebrew: “מבצר עג’לון”
  • Hebrew: “מצודת עג’לון”
  • Hindi: “अजलुन किला”
  • Italian: “Castello di Ajlun”
  • Italian: “Qalʿat ʿAjlūn”
  • Japanese: “アジュルーン城”
  • Persian: “دژ عجلون”
  • Romanian: “Castelul Ajlun”
  • Russian: “Аджлун”
  • Slovenian: “Grad Ajlun”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Ajlun”
  • Turkish: “Aclun Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Аджлун”
  • Ukrainian: “Замок Аджлун”
  • Urdu: “قلعہ عجلون”

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