Ain Janna, Ajlun

Name: Ain Janna
Address: Ajlun, Jordan

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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. The name was being his own given to the village due to the abundance of water springs and apparent availability of water in the village and its surroundings. As a matter of fact, Ain Janna still has some springs, causing its landscape to be green and crystal clear. It is about 70 km to the north of Amman, capital of Jordan. It lies on two juxtaposed mountains, and has a view over Ajlun's Castle and three towns. Average altitude of the village is about 1100 meters above sea level, causing most of the houses in the village to have a view reaching far beyond Jordan; one can easily see some mountains of Nablus in the West Bank. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 32°20'6"N, 35°45'51"E

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Nearby attractions include: Ajloun Castle, Anjara, Ajloun Forest Reserve, Iraq ed-Dubb.

2.3 miW
Ruins, Forts and castles, Historical place
Ajloun Castle, Ajlun
58 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...
2 miS
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Anjara, Ajlun
52 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.
3.2 miN
Nature and wildlife, Park
Ajloun Forest Reserve, Dibbeen Forest Reserve
81 min walk • 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.
2.6 miNW
Archaeological site
Iraq ed-Dubb
68 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.
4.4 miSE
City
Sakib
111 min walk • Sakib, is a city in northwestern Jordan, administratively part of Jerash Governorate. The 2015 census recorded its population as 11,586. The town is situated approximately 6 miles west of the city of Jerash and 34 miles from Amman city centre.
2.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Umm Daraj
63 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.
3.1 miNW
Ruins
Tell Mar Elias, Ajlun
79 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.
4.7 miE
Town
Souf
119 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.