Ajloun Castle in Al Mafraq

The history behind this castle is interesting, but there is not much to see. Its just my opinion.

Ancient Islamic civilization, ancient history, the fortress of the Ayyube state.You should learn about our Islamic history by visiting Ajloun Castle.🪙⚔️🛡🗡📜

Very beautiful historical castle

Very well mentioned and interesting place to see. The castle is big and the views are nice. I definitely recommend it.

This castle is impressive, set on a peak with great 360 views, its been extensively but sympathetically and not completely restored, so visitors can get a real feel for what it would have felt like to have been there during its hey day. The interior is as impressive as the exterior and the use of floor lighting definitely enhances the feeling of broodiness and magnificence. You need to be reasonably active to do it justice, the floors are pretty uneven as youd expect and theres a fair bit to see but its very worth it. A visitors shop within the castle would be a good idea.

The view from up here is breathtaking. It’s really close to jerash so make sure you don’t miss it.

Amazing place to visit and take pictures with the Traditional clothing they offer so you keep memories

Always a relaxing- mountain destinationVisiting Ajloun reserve is a must, and walking the mountain tracks is so refreshing.

Nice castle but is currently being reconstructed and thus the view is objected from quite a few angles.

I didn’t know we were going to get to visit a castle in Jordan. It was great. Lots of stairs and they are all uneven but worth the view to go to the top. Just take your time and be careful.

A great historical castle on the top of a mountain in the city of Ajloun, it’s approx 75 mins car drive from Amman.You need around couple of hours to complete the tour around the castle and visit the museum. There are local tour guides if you need to know all the details of the place.It is advised to visit Jerash city as part of this northern part tour as you can spend half a day or even full day there, and you can have lunch or dinner in one of the many authentic Arabic restaurants in any of both cities.Make sure to wear comfortable clothing and sport shoes.You can buy tickets right from the entrance gate.There’s a souvenir shop there selling local merchandise and gifts.The place is usually open till sunset everyday.

Great historical place and wonderful view

I think this would be one of the most beautiful castles I visited in Jordan. This location is included in the jordan pass, and by far it has the best view from all castles. It is also quite high, so the temperature is much cooler than Amman or Aqqaba.

Awesome site. Very beautiful and authentic. Good place for kids to learn history and see ancients castles. The castle has a small but nice museum and many mosaic plates. Best part was getting to the highest level and see the magnificent view from the top and see how such a castle was critical in the history and they could defend it. It isnamazibg place and well organized and taken care of by the staff. It has many signs that explains each site and section. Also, the facilities were clean and well maintained and taken of. Highly recommended especially for kids and families

Such amazing place to visit, the view from the top of the castle so beautiful 😊

Historic castle with great views looking over Ajloun.

Amazing experience and Huge history behind the Castle 🏰. I would recommend to have a tour guide or if you know some who already been there want to come with you and show you around and explain the history around it will be nice.... highly recommend to visit Ajloun Castle enjoy some beautiful pics I took.

Salah Elddin castleGreat to visit

A very famous castle having a strong position in terms military success for the whole region.Nice views from the top. Genuine taste of history during the time of Western crusaders.Absolutely a place to visit. Just a bit more than 30 min drive to north from Amman.

Amazing place on top of the mountain. Excellent design and structure with what they had at that time.Recommend to visit for everyone 👍👌

The castle is amazing. And i have been here. Many many times. But I have noticed that it needs some maintenance as it looked in a better shape years ago

AJLOUN CASTLE 🏰- All you need to know before you go.Attention! 🆘Attention!! All visitors please note there are NO RESTAURANTS inside the castle.I know you all reading this are thinking the same thing.Ok. We got there. We drove 2+ hours to get to the top of this dang castle.Now where’s the food ???🥪🥗🥙🌯🌮🌭🍗🍖ACTUALLY -The Ajloun Tourism Department has BANNED restaurants to set up shop inside the castle.(Good for them!!👏🏻)SO!When you do get hungry and tired and thirsty, you can head to a place called📍Jar Al Jabal Restaurant - مطعم جار الجبل—Last ticket entry is at 7pm and the place closes at 8pm. Get there at 6:45 to watch the sunset and YOU 👏🏻 WILL 👏🏻 NOT 👏🏻 REGRET.—☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️COFFEE & TEARight before you pay for your ticket, you will find the most welcoming & hospitable man selling FRESH tea with mint 🍃PS: depending on which nationality you are from, he will change the price of the tea! 🤣I saw two Khaleeji guys get charged TWICE the amount I got charged!! Happened before my eyes! 👀PS:For more reviews follow me on @jordanianexplorer on instagram and feel free to DM me with any questions!!

You have to stop by this shack and try some of their tea or coffee…authentic and tastes great

It was really amazing to see such a historical castle and live the history in which the Solders at rhat time lived.The place is well taken care of however need a permanent watch for the plants emerging from the walls to avoid further damage.It is really worth to visit

Great experience very beautiful historical site

Great fortress with interesting details about what happened in this area a long time ago. The view into the valley is truely awesome.On hot days the thick walls help to cool down a little bit. Unfortunatelly we were in a rush and had to speed through teh whole thing. Still it was really remarkable.

Its a highly recommended historical castle, very well organized, maintained and clean.I recommend to the management, to prepare enough space for car parks, and to consider different type of vehicles such bikes parking.

We’ve a good family time there

Very beautiful castel the one can enjoy the view over it which overlooking the Palestinian cities, also there is a museum inside ,the castle is not to big and maybe 2 hours are more than enough

This castle is well worth the trip. It is in great condition with a lot of well kept artifacts. The castle is well run with guides to help in the museums.

One of the castles built my Salah din Aubi

Amazing site and history, well worth the trip, visitor friendly places

Well preserved and documented site. It is out of the way. We were there on a hot day (31°but the interior rooms were very cool. It is interesting but because it is out of the way, I wouldnt say this is a must see but worth the time if nearby.

Wow 🤩!!!!! This is a HUGE and AMAZING castle with so much history. I couldn’t believe the condition that it was in. Spectacular. It was very well built for sure. Love the architecture. You can explore all over the castle and for only 3JD. What an experience. Cool to see how they lived. One interesting thing is how they collected and purified their drinking water.

The Jordanian Ministry of Tourism did a great job preserving the castleIt has some old pots, cannon balls, and roomsIt’s interesting with a high great viewThe outside facilities such as bathrooms are well preservedYou can find the trip details in my Ajloun highlights on Instagram @glorious_foodjo

Great place to to have a blast of the past and even more live the moment of how the castle was protected and even see what weapons were used, furthermore there are a lot of informative papers placed in every corner there in which they teach you a lot of precise and amazing informations !And of course everything there was clean and treated very well 👌

Such a beautiful castle on top of the highest mountain in the area , marvelous views ❤️❤️

Nice well maintained castle. The view from the castle to all the sides is spectacular. Definitely good spot for seeing a sunrise or a sunset. The castle has a lot if floors and rooms to explore as well.

Havent reached there in the first place but Ive seen it at a distance and let me tell you, the view from up there has to be one of the best things to do in ajloun, so go there and do reach the place and enjoy that view 😌 youll see me there maybe next time 👍 here is some photos of ajloun just because.

Ottoman fortress on a hill, definitely to visit !Closing earlyYou can also dress like a sultan or à sultana to make the experiment even more réal!

Excellent castle , beautiful , I recommend to park your car down and walk to the castle to avoid traffic jam at the door of the castle

Its a historical place, with an amazing architectural aspects. You can view the beauty of Ajloun fr there. the entry fees for Jordanian is .25. The facilities in the place are clean, therr is a series of shops to buy souvenirs from. Its highly recommended if you love history, architecture and nature.

Very interesting historical castle , clean perfect lighting. Best views . Highly recommended to visit

Very nice heritage and historical Castle 🏰 ...and the place is awesome 😎😎

Historical castle, Very nice views form different angles, kids will love it.Prefer not to visit on weekends, will be so crowded

Ajloun Castle "Qalʻat Ajloun in Arabic" , is a 12th-century Muslim castle situated in northwestern Jordan. It is placed on a hilltop belonging to the Mount Ajloun district, also known as Jabal Auf after a Bedouin  tribe which had captured the area in the 12th century. From its high ground the castle was guarding three wadis which descend towards the Jordan Valley. It was built by the Ayyubids  in the 12th century and enlarged by the Mamluks in the 13th.

Very amazing place to visit and enjoy your timeThe view of the Kingdom and mountains.The villages under the level of the castle.The original traditional Jordanian gifts that keep the memories for the whole trip.And finally the polite people in the gifts shop Zaid and Rashed

Beautiful castle…one of the best I’ve seen. I would say it’s under rated. This is such a beautiful place. I suggest you visit towards late afternoon as they switch on beautiful lights inside the castle which makes it even more beautiful. Reach the top for a spectacular view of northern Jordan. A must see if you are in Jordan. Day trip from Amman. Aljoun is a nice slightly chilly place

if you are abig fan of history and architecture when you are in jordan you should visit Ajloun castle it was built by Salah el dein elayobi and as the most of the archaeological in Jordan it has been established on other ruines from different agesit contains many rooms and a remains of byzantine churchyou will find also artifacts like a small museum and some exampls how they lived there life inside the castle

This was an amazing castle and much bigger than I was expecting. There are a lot of stairs and I would say you spend maybe an hour there.You buy tickets at a building down the hill from the castle. There are bathrooms there as well. Kids were free and locals are a quarter dinar. Keep your ticket because they check it before entering the castle. You can drive up the hill and park right outside the gate if there is space. There is also a small market outside of the castle which I didnt go see.The castle is well lit and areas which are not safe are blocked off. There are many great views and you can go to the top of the castle. Inside there is also a small museum that is heated in the winter. There are very few plaques giving details about the castle inside.