Ajloun Castle
The number of visitors to Ajloun Castle and the Mar Elias archaeological site reached 20,700, including 19 visitors to Ajloun Castle and 1,700 to the Mar Elias archaeological site during the months of January and February of this year.
Despite the holy month, there is a remarkable surge of visitors these days to Ajloun Castle and some recreational sites, such as the Ishtafina, Wadi al-Tawahin, Rajab Waterfalls, and the Shafaghour areas of the governorate, such as Waziq and the Rashrash Waterfall in Halawa and Karkama in the Hashemite region. Ajloun Governorate is considered one of Jordan's most important tourist and environmental regions, as well as historically. Ajloun is Jordan's summertime haven, boasting evergreen forests throughout the region and Islamic and Christian monuments everywhere. This is not to mention the fresh air, stunning nature, the smell of local bread, the chirping of birds, and the spring weather, making this governorate a popular summer resort and destination for many tourism enthusiasts.
Ajloun Governorate contains important components for domestic tourism, namely the evergreen forest areas, as these forests are the best place for tourism and spending the most beautiful times in the lap of nature. The governorate also has more than 200 archaeological sites for religious and archaeological tourism, in addition to the presence of clean natural and environmental landscapes. Ajloun is distinguished by its natural scenery, especially in the spring, with evergreen plants and flowers, springs, mountains, waterfalls and plains, which makes this area a suitable place for ecotourism. He pointed out the presence of the Ajloun Reserve, which is distinguished by its evergreen oak forests, which are represented by a huge biodiversity. The reserve works to protect these forests, spread environmental awareness in the region and encourage ecotourism in the reserve and in the governorate by working to establish a tourist camp to enjoy the area more and spend more time in it. It also establishes a center to serve visitors to introduce them to the governorate, its monuments and its tourism importance and encourage them to visit all its sites in cooperation with the relevant administrative authorities. There is also a road network that leads to all tourist and archaeological sites.
