⁠​⁠ 12th-century / Ajloun castle situated in northwestern Jordan

Ajloun Castle
One of the monument artifice models of the Ayyubid military architecture. Ajlun Castle locates at Jabal Awf about 1123 m above sea level and was built by leader Prince Izzeddin Usemah 1184 AD under the reign of Sultan Salah al Din al Ayyubi. The purpose from this castle was to secure and protect the communication routes against the Frankish inroads from southern Levant. The castle also served as a supplies center provisioning military supplies, and as a location for pigeon post.
Ailun Castle first composed from four towers and a trench, and later in
1214 AD was made larger under the judicious Sultan Saif AL-Din AI
Ayyubi, and his son ruler of Damascus al-Muazzam Sharaf al-Din Eissa.
The renovation works continued under supervision of Prince Aybak bin Abdullah and under reign of salah al Din Yusuf In Al-Aziz ruler of Damascus and Aleppo { 1250-1259}. Ajlun Castle in 1260 AD was partially demolished by the Tatar, until rebuilt by the Sultan al-Zahir Baybars under supervision of Prince Izzeddin Aybak Al-Alai. During the Mamluk Age, Ajlun Castle was made the central house of Ajlun Deputyship.
Under the Ottomans, Ajlun Castle was used as a military garrison by the state and some local lords in the district. The castle was partially damaged due to earthquakes took place in 1837 and 1927 AD and since then the General Department of Antiquities takes diligent due care with the castle in terms of renovation, maintenance and supervision.