By car or taxi from Amman:
From the Sport City interchange in Amman, head northwest past the Jordan University then follow the road signs; Ajloun is 73kms from Amman
By Service Taxi: Take a taxi from Al-Abdali station. The taxi trips are not scheduled, the service taxis start their trips as soon as they have a full passenger load.
During the Mameluk rule, Qal'at al Rabadh was one of a network of beacons and pigeon posts that allowed messages to be transmitted from Damascus to Cairo in just 12 hours!
Ajloun Castle protected the communication routes between south Jordan and Syria, and was one of a chain of forts, which lit beacons at night to pass signals from the Euphrates as far as Cairo.
The castle is one of the best preserved and most complete examples of medieval Arab-Islamic military architecture.
From the top of the castle, visitors you can enjoy panoramic views of the Jordan Valley.
