The
settlement of Zubia village in Ajlun district dates from the Byzantine period.
In the part of the village called "the monastery" are the ruins of an
old Byzantine church. The village also contains houses and stables dating back
several hundred years. In the valley between Zubia and Tubna there is a spring
which was the main source of water for the surrounding villages. Today, more
than ten villages surround the Ajlun Nature Reserve. Some villagers are still
working on growing grapes, figs and olives. Others are employed in the public
sector. The region is famous for its olive trees and its by-products.
Ajlun
Castle, known as Qal'at Ar-Rabad, is the most important historical monument in
the Ajlun region. Dominating green hills, it is visible for several miles
around, immediately betraying its strategic role as an observation post
protecting commercial routes from the 12th to the 15th century. It was built in
1184 by Izzeddin Usama Mungidh, one of Saladin's generals, to counter the
Crusaders' threat to northern Jordan. (The Crusaders had already occupied
southern Jordan from their gigantic castles at Shawbak and Kerak and were
driven out of Transjordan in 1188/1189). In 1214, the castle was enlarged and
took its current configuration.
This
castle is one of the best preserved and most complete examples of Arab-Islamic
medieval military architecture. It is characterized mainly by a dry moat
surrounding it, a drawbridge leading to the front door, a fortified entrance
gate (decorated with stone carvings representing pigeons), a massive south
tower and other turns on each of its sides. The castle contains a maze of
vaulted corridors, spiral staircases, long ramps, huge halls used as dining
rooms, dormitories, stables, a total of 11 cisterns, and private quarters. lord
of the place (which includes a small stone bath and rectangular windows that
can turn into loopholes for archers for defensive purposes).
From
the top of the castle, visitors can enjoy a panoramic view of the Jordan Valley
and the mountains of northern Jordan. Excavations have recently highlighted a
church built on the site of the castle dating from the beginning of the
Byzantine period. Renovations have made it possible to secure the whole area
and to open access to tourists.
Archaeological
Museum of Ajlun
The
archaeological museum of Ajlun was created in 1993 in one of the rooms of Ajlun
Castle. The castle, located west of the city, was built in 1184 by Izz al-Din
Usama ibn Munqidh, commander and nephew of Saladin.
Archaeological
excavations in the Ajlun area are limited. In recent years, in addition to the
excavations of Tell Abu Sarbut in the northern Jordan Valley, archaeologists
have focused mainly on archaeological study and limited excavations at Wadi
al-Yabis and Wadi 'Ajlun-Kufrenjeh.
The
elements presented at the Archaeological Museum of Ajlun date from the
following periods
The
pre-pottery Neolithic A (8300-7300 BC): Various flint tools, including
microliths, and others. These finds came from the 1991 excavations at Iraq
ad-Dubb to the northeast of Ajlun
The
Early Bronze Age (2300 BCE to 1900 BC): pottery vessels found during salvage
excavations at various sites in the region.
The
Byzantine period: pottery vessels from excavations in the Khirbet Mahrama
cemetery.
Islamic
periods (Ayyubid and Mamluk): set of pottery vessels, lamps and sugar bowls,
copper and bronze tools, and millstones and various Arabic inscriptions
discovered in the castle of Ajlun.
the
castle of Ajlun was built in 1184 by 'Izz ad-Din Usama bin Munqidh, a Saladin
general defeated by the Crusaders in 1187. The fortress overlooks the Jordan
Valley to the north and is home to many towers, galleries and stairs to explore
معلومات عن قلعة عجلون بالانجليزي
ajloun castle
معلومات عن عجلون
قلعة عجلون الاثرية
قلعة عجلون من الداخل
معلومات عن قلعة الكرك بالانجليزي
في اي قرن بنيت قلعة عجلون
كتابة عن عجلون بالانجليزي
قلعة جرش
موضوع انجليزي عن الماء للصف الثامن فقرة برزنتيشن بحث موضوع ملخص جاهز باللغة الانجليزية انشاء موضوع انجليزي عن ابدا قصير كيفية كتابة موضوع تعبير باللغة الانجليزية توجيهي قواعد كتابة تعبير بالانجليزي طريقة سهلة لكتابة تعبير بالانجليزي
موضوع تعبير انجليزي يصلح لكل المواضيع كتابة تعبير بالانجليزي عن نفسك وصف تعبير انجليزي
يصلح لكل المواضيع موضوع انشاء شامل لكل المواضيع موضوع يصلح لجميع المواضيع موضوع
تعبير انجليزي جاهز برجراف ينفع لاى موضوع
موضوع انجليزي عن الماء قصير وسهل فوائد بالانجليزي عبارات بالانجليزي طويل اهمية مترجم ثالث ثانوي اول ثاني
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