Ajloun Forest Reserve, Dibbeen Forest Reserve

Name: Ajloun Forest Reserve
Address: Dibbeen Forest Reserve, Jordan
Telephone: +962 7 9906 2210

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Ajloun Forest Reserve, Dibbeen Forest Reserve

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The Ajloun Forest Reserve is a nature reserve located in the Ajloun Governorate in north-west Jordan. Established by the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature in 1988 in the area around the village of Umm Al-Yanabi, it comprises an area of 13 square kilometres. The reserve is houses a captive breeding programme for the locally extinct roe deer and has been declared an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International. There are also a number of hiking trails for tourists. ()

Local name: محمية عجلون Established: 1988 (36 years ago)Area: 5.02 mi²Elevation: 3317 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 32°22'52"N, 35°45'53"E

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Dibbeen Forest Reserve Jordan

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+962 7 9906 2210

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Ajloun Forest Reserve – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Ajloun Castle, Ain Janna, Anjara, Aydoun.

4.4 miSW
Ruins, Forts and castles, Historical place
Ajloun Castle, Ajlun
113 min walk • Perched atop the hills of the city of Ajlun in Jordan, Ajloun Castle stands as a monumental testament to the region's rich history. This historical place museum is not only a significant architectural feat but also a gateway to the past, offering visitors a glimpse...
3.2 miS
Area
Ain Janna, Ajlun
81 min walk • Ain Janna is a village located in the Ajloun Governorate in the north-western part of Jordan. The name is Arabic for Spring of Paradise: Ain is a spring, and Janna is Paradise.
5.2 miS
Area
Anjara, Ajlun
132 min walk • Anjara is an ancient town located at northern Jordan in the Ajloun Governorate. The city is situated 4 kilometers to the south of Ajloun, and 73 kilometers to the north of the Jordanian capital Amman.
6.5 miNE
Area
Aydoun, Irbid
166 min walk • Aydoun is the name of a city in Irbid Governorate in Jordan. Some writers associate the town with the ancient city of Dium, one of the cities of the Decapolis, but this is disputed. It had a population of 63,244 as of 2018.
2.5 miSW
Archaeological site
Iraq ed-Dubb
64 min walk • Iraq ed-Dubb, or the Cave of the Bear, is an early Neolithic archeological site 7 km northwest of Ajlun in the Jordan Valley, in modern-day Jordan. The settlement existed before 8,000 BCE and experimented with the cultivation of founder crops, side by side with the harvesting of wild cereals.
4.9 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Umm Daraj
125 min walk • Mount Umm Al-Daraj is a mountain located in the northern part of Jordan, on the borders between Jerash Governorate and Ajloun Governorate. It reaches a height of 1,247 m, and considered the highest peak in northern Jordan.
2.8 miSW
Ruins
Tell Mar Elias, Ajlun
72 min walk • Tell Mar Elias is a tell, i. e. an archaeological mound, located slightly outside the town limits and northwest of Ajloun in the Ajloun Governorate, northern Jordan, in the historical region of Gilead.
6.4 miSE
Town
Souf
162 min walk • Souf is a town in Jerash Governorate, Jordan, set over a series of mountains at an altitude of 1,000 meters. Souf is situated 35 miles north of Amman, the capital of Jordan. The total population of Souf exceeds 14,000 people, while it covers a wide area of agricultural land, considered the widest in Jerash.