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Jordan
GEOGRAPHY
Size: About 91,880 square kilometers.
Topography: Most of East Bank (see Glossary) consists of arid desert. Dead Sea lowest point on surface of earth (more than 400 meters below sea level). Jabal Ramm (1,754 meters) is Jordan's highest point. Except for short coastline on Gulf of Aqaba, country landlocked.
Jordan is a Middle Eastern country, bordered by Syria to the north, Iraq to the northeast, Saudi Arabia to the east and south and both Israel and the West Bank to the west. All these border lines add up to 1,619 kilometers (1,006 mi). The Gulf of Aqaba and the Dead Sea also touch the country, and thus Jordan has a coastline of 26 kilometers (16 mi).
Jordan consists mostly of arid desert plateau in the east, with Highland area in the west. The Great Rift Valley of the Jordan River separates Jordan and Israel. The highest point in the country is Jabal Ram (1,734 m; 5,689 ft), while the lowest is the Dead Sea (-486 m; -1,594 ft). Jordan is part of a region considered to be "the cradle of civilization".
Major cities include the capital Amman in the northwest, Irbid and Az Zarqa, both in the north.
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The climate in Jordan is dry and hot, since the country is mainly desert. However, the western part of the country receives greater precipitation during the rainy season from November to March.
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Ajlun (alternative spelling Ajloun) (Arabic: عجلون) is one of the governorates of Jordan, located north of Amman the capital of Jordan. Its capital is Ajlun.
Ajlun is divided into 2 nahias:
Ajlun
Kofranjah
[edit] History
Ajlun is famous with its castle,also known as castle al- rabadi which was built to protect Ajlun from invaders to protect Ajlun strategic geography from the crusaders as well it was used after the crusades as a home to support the familys of ajlun.
Ajlun castle
[edit] Climate
Ajlun,JordanAjlun is known for its high elevation, which makes it one of the coolest cities in Jordan, with average maximum temperature during January 8.2, and minimum average temperature 2.8. Snow is a common type of precipitation in the winter, due to that Ajlon city is will prepared to face winter.
Governorates of Jordan
Ajlun | Amman | Aqaba | Balqa | Irbid | Jerash | Kerak | Ma'an | Madaba | Mafraq | Tafilah | Zarqa
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