Close to Jerash, located Ajloun famous citadel historic also called Castle Rabd, and attract this castle a large number of visitors because of its historical value, it has built Ezzedine Ben Osama bin savior, a leader Saladin between 1148 - 1185 stands on the face of the expansion cruciate syphilis and maintain roads with Damascus and northern Syria. And knows the mountain where they were erected upon the castle as Jabal Auf, the proportion of the Bani Awf clan who established them in this mountain days Fatimids. The city they named was a monk named Ajloun and lives in an old monastery in the area.
Geometric shape of the castle square, and has four towers Each tower consists of two floors, their lives were endangered towers were added to the right of the current entrance of the castle after the battle of Hittin,
As well as the trench surrounding the castle which was drilled to be a line of defense. The store is located high water on the left of the entrance, and there are five other stores water inside the castle which vary buildings and internal corridors and rooms.
In addition to the castle is characterized Ajloun for its natural beauty, and large forests, and its wonderful summer weather, and the abundance of olive products, and all kinds of vegetables and fruits.
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