Ajloun

Ajloun
عجلون
Town
City of Ajloun from Ajloun Castle
City of Ajloun from Ajloun Castle
Nickname: 
Jordan Green
Ajloun is located in Jordan
Ajloun
Ajloun
Location in Jordan
Coordinates: 32°19′57″N 35°45′06″E / 32.33250°N 35.75167°E / 32.33250; 35.75167
Grid position221/193
Country Jordan
GovernorateAjloun
Municipality established1920
Area
 • Town
4 km2 (2 sq mi)
 • Metro
30 km2 (10 sq mi)
Elevation
719 m (2,508 ft)
Population
 (2015[1])
 • Town
148,870
 • Metro
190,200
Time zoneUTC+2 (GMT)
 • Summer (DST)+3
Area code+(962)2
Websitehttp://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.

  1. ^ "Population estimation by locality" (PDF). dos.gov.jo. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 June 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2023.