The Ajloun Castle in Jordan
The Ajloun Castle (which was known as Qal ʻ at ar-Rabad during the medieval period), is a 12th-century CE Muslim castle situated in the Ajloun Governorate in northwestern Jordan . The castle was originally constructed during the 12th Century CE by the Ayyubid Dynasty (1171 CE – 1341 CE), the founding dynasty of the medieval sultanate of Egypt. It was later expanded in the 13th Century CE by the Mamluk Sultanate (1250 CE – 1517 CE).