Ajloun
عجلون | |
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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 | ![]() |
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[1]) | |
• 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.
The Ajlun Governorate has a population of over 176,080 widespread in 27 villages and towns over an area of about 420 km². The population is mainly composed of the Al-Qudah Muslim tribe. Even though most of the people in Jordan or Ajloun are Muslims there are in fact Christian tribes in Ajloun. Although Christians are a minority in the overall governorate, they form about less than half of the population in Ajloun city; most Christians reside in Ajloun city along with Muslims of the Al-Qudah tribe. Other tribes are distributed in the other districts of the governorate.