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    Ajloun Castle (Arabic: قلعة عجلون, romanized: Qalʻat 'Ajloun), medieval name Qalʻat ar-Rabad, is a 12th-century Muslim castle situated in northwestern...
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    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...
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    several Crusader castles as part of the Lordship of Oultrejordain, including those of Montreal and Al-Karak. The Ayyubids built the Ajloun Castle and rebuilt...
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    the famous Ajlun Castle (previously called Qal'at Salah Ad-Dein). The castle was built as a garrison structure to protect Ajloun's strategic location...
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    of the castle Ajloun Castle Kerak Castle Montreal Tafilah Vaux Moise (Wu'ayra in Arabic) near Petra Aqaba – doubtful, no traces found; castle on Ile de...
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    Kerak Castle (Arabic: قلعة الكرك, romanized: Qal'at al-Karak) is a large medieval castle located in al-Karak, Jordan. It is one of the largest castles in...
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    Regalis, Mont Real), or Qal'at ash-Shawbak (قلعة الشوبك) in Arabic, is a castle built by the Crusaders and expanded by the Mamluks, on the eastern side...
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    figure. In 1937, he began the Revolution of Ajloun by forming the Arab anti-colonial militant group Rebels of Ajloun. Until his death in 1957, he was associated...
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    the Citadel of Damascus. Mausoleum of Imam al-Shafi'i in Cairo. Ajloun Castle in Ajloun, Jordan. Minbar of Saladin currently in the Islamic Museum of Jerusalem...
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  • Singapore: Partridge. ISBN 978-1482855296. Retrieved 29 November 2021. "Ajloun Castle". Lonely Planet. p. 25. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021...
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    143 × 70 mm Red Al-Khazneh October 1, 1992 10 dinar 149 × 74 mm Blue Ajloun Castle 20 dinar 155 × 78 mm Olive green and gray Dome of the Rock August 1...
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    advance. The crusaders move towards Beisan, while Al-Adil waits at Ajloun Castle, ready to intercept any attack on Damascus. He sends his son, Al-Mu'azzam...
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    Aqaba Fortress (redirect from Aqaba castle)
    The Aqaba Castle or Aqaba Fort (Arabic: قلعة العقبة, romanized: Qalʿat al-ʿAqaba), also known as the Mamluk Castle of Aqaba, Jordan, is a Mamluk and Ottoman...
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    Qusayr 'Amra (category Castles in Jordan)
    romanized: Qaṣr ‘Amrah, lit. 'small qasr of 'Amra'), is the best-known of the desert castles located in present-day eastern Jordan. It was built some time between 723...
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    (14 mi) south of Irbid and 108 km (67 mi) north of Amman. It is near Ajloun Castle and Tell Mar Elias. The largest tribes are Bani 'Ata (بني عطا), Qwaqnah...
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    mound, located slightly outside the town limits and northwest of Ajloun in the Ajloun Governorate, northern Jordan, in the historical region of Gilead...
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  • Ajloun Castle, Jordan...
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    Wu'ayra Castle is a ruined Crusader castle located in Wadi Musa, Jordan, 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) north of the main entrance to Petra. It was founded by Baldwin...
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    preservation have been proposed. Ajloun Forest Reserve is in north Jordan, near Jerash and Ajloun, and close to the Ajloun Castle. The reserve consists of rolling...
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    Usama, governor (emir) of the iron-rich mountains near Beirut, to build Ajloun Castle, which controls the trade along the road between Damascus and Egypt...
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    Qasr Mushatta (category Castles in Jordan)
    of a string of castles, palaces and caravanserais known collectively in Jordan and the wider Southern Levant region as the Desert Castles (qasr, pl. qusur)...
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    Qasr al-Azraq (category Castles in Jordan)
    fortress located in present-day eastern Jordan. It is one of the desert castles, located on the outskirts of present-day Azraq, roughly 100 km (62 mi)...
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    Crusader castle, "Crac de Montreal", marking both the eastern and southern frontier of Crusader expansion. Ajloun has a medieval Crusader castle Al-Karak...
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    Qasr al-Hallabat (category Castles in Jordan)
    an Umayyad desert castle, with the associated bath house of Hammam as-Sarah east of it. The nearby modern town, named after the castle, is part of the Zarqa...
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  • Jordan including Petra, Little Petra, Umm Qais, Beit Ras, Ajloun Forest Reserve, Ajloun Castle, Jerash Monuments, Umm el-Jimal, Amman Citadel, Roman theater...
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    Sites North Region Jerash monuments, Jerash Museum, Ajloun castle, Ajloun Forest Reserve, Ajloun Museum, Umm Qais Archaeological site, Umm Qais Museum...
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    Qal'at Mudawara, also Qal'at al-Mudawwara or Jagiman Castle,[clarification needed][citation needed] is a desert fort located near the Jordanian village...
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  • advance. The crusaders move towards Beisan, while Al-Adil waits at Ajloun Castle, ready to intercept any attack on Damascus. He sends his son, Al-Mu'azzam...
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    Qasr Kharana (category Castles in Jordan)
    Haraneh, Khauranee, or Hraneh, is one of the best-known of the desert castles located in present-day eastern Jordan, about 60 kilometres (37 mi) east...
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  • Cave de Sueth (category Castles and fortifications of the Kingdom of Jerusalem)
    romanized: Spring of the Hermit's retreat) in modern Arabic, was a 12th-century cave castle built into the southern cliffs of the Yarmouk River gorge in modern-day...
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