Ajloun
Ajloun
عجلون | |
|---|---|
Town | |
City of Ajloun from Ajloun Castle | |
| Nickname: Jordan Green | |
| Coordinates: 32°19′57″N 35°45′06″E / 32.33250°N 35.75167°E | |
| Grid position | 221/193 |
| Country | Jordan |
| Governorate | Ajloun |
| Municipality established | 1920 |
| Area | |
• Town | 4 km2 (2 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 30 km2 (10 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 719 m (2,508 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
• Town | 148,870 |
| • Metro | 190,200 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (GMT) |
| • Summer (DST) | +3 |
| Area code | +(962)2 |
| Website | http://www.ajloun.gov.jo |
Ajloun (Arabic: عجلون, ‘Ajlūn), also spelled Ajlun, is the capital town of the Ajloun Governorate, a hilly town in the north of Jordan, located 76 kilometers (around 47 miles) north west of Amman. It is noted for its impressive ruins of the 12th-century Ajloun Castle.