Sources and credits
Where the facts in this guide come from, when we last checked them, and who made the photographs.
A note on independence
This guide is published by Jar Al Jabal, a restaurant in Ajloun. It is not an official tourism website. Jar Al Jabal is featured in dining suggestions and itineraries and is always labelled as the featured partner. No other listing is paid for.How we label facts
- Official source
- Stated by the operator or a government or tourism authority.
- From the business
- Stated by the business on its own channels.
- Confirmed locally
- Confirmed on the ground by the Jar Al Jabal team.
- Reported, not confirmed
- Other sources report this. We have not confirmed it.
- Our estimate
- Our own judgement, such as how long a visit takes.
- Not verified
- We could not confirm this. Treat it as a lead, not a fact.
Verification by place
| Place | Facts by label | Last verified |
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| Jar Al Jabal | From the business×1Confirmed locally×5Reported, not confirmed×2 | |
| Ajloun Castle | Confirmed locally×2Our estimate×2Not verified×1 | |
| Ajloun Cable Car | Official source×7Confirmed locally×1Our estimate×1 | |
| Ajloun Forest Reserve | Official source×5Our estimate×1Not verified×1 | |
| Tell Mar Elias | Reported, not confirmed×1Our estimate×1Not verified×2 | |
| Great Ajloun Mosque | Reported, not confirmed×1Our estimate×2 | |
| Our Lady of the Mountain, Anjara | Our estimate×2Not verified×1 | |
| The Ajloun Houses | Official source×1Reported, not confirmed×1Our estimate×1 | |
| Ajloun Forest Reserve Cabins | Official source×4 | |
| Forest Reserve Restaurants | Official source×2 | |
| Ajloun Castle Visitor Centre | Confirmed locally×1Not verified×1 | |
| Ajloun Bus Terminal | Official source×1Our estimate×1Not verified×1 | |
| Jerash Archaeological Site | Our estimate×1Not verified×1 | |
| Dibeen Forest Reserve | Not verified×1 | |
| Umm Qais (Gadara) | Not verified×1 |
Source register
Map
Jar Al Jabal Restaurant, Google Maps listing
Google Maps (listing updated by the business)
Name, coordinates, plus code, phone, accessibility attributes, rating count. Its opening hours differ from those the owner gave on 12 October 2026; the site uses the owner’s.
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Business
Jar Al Jabal Restaurant & Cafe
Bio, location wording ("opposite Ajloun Castle"), reservation phone, dishes named in captions, photographs.
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Business
Jar Al Jabal Restaurant
Found through a directory listing; not opened directly during research.
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Local team
Confirmed by the Jar Al Jabal team
Jar Al Jabal
Details confirmed directly by the team while this guide was prepared.
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Operator
Teleferic Ajloun, frequently asked questions
Teleferic Ajloun (official website)
The Arabic and English versions of this page disagree on the opening time and the non-Jordanian fare. We follow the Arabic page, which the local team confirmed.
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Operator
Teleferic Ajloun (official website)
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Operator
Teleferic Ajloun, how to reach
Teleferic Ajloun (official website)
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Map
Teleferic Ajloun, Google Maps listing
Google Maps
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Official
Jordan Tourism Board (visitjordan.com)
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Official
Ajloun Forest Reserve 2025 rates
Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN)
Rate sheet for 2025. Prices may have changed; confirm when booking.
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Official
Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN)
The "Book now" link on rscn.org.jo. It forwards to the booking engine the RSCN uses, reservations.verticalbooking.com.
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Official
Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN)
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Government
Regular Amman to Ajloun public transport service (13 August 2026)
Jordan News Agency (Petra)
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Government
Government of Jordan (jordan.gov.jo)
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Government
Jordan travel advice: getting help
UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
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Map
OpenStreetMap contributors
Coordinates for Ajloun Castle, the castle visitor centre, Tell Mar Elias, Ajloun Forest Reserve and the minibus station.
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Map
Google Maps
Coordinates for the Great Ajloun Mosque, Our Lady of the Mountain (Anjara), the Soap House and the reserve visitor centre.
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Secondary
Wikipedia articles and coordinates
Wikipedia contributors
Cross-check for coordinates and general background. Not used alone for practical facts.
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Secondary
Ajloun travel guide (German edition)
Wikivoyage contributors
Entries last edited June 2022. Used only for general orientation.
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Secondary
Travel guides and tour listings
Various secondary publishers
Used to see what other guides report. Never the sole basis for a price or opening time.
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Photograph credits
| Photograph | Author | License | Source |
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| A breakfast table on the Jar Al Jabal terrace, with Ajloun Castle on the hill beyond the glass railing | Jar Al Jabal | © Jar Al Jabal. All rights reserved. | instagram.com |
| A shared Jordanian breakfast at Jar Al Jabal: hummus, labaneh, white cheese, olives, za’atar, vegetables and fresh bread | Jar Al Jabal | © Jar Al Jabal. All rights reserved. | instagram.com |
| A lunch table at Jar Al Jabal with a mixed grill platter, sajiyeh, salads and cold drinks | Jar Al Jabal | © Jar Al Jabal. All rights reserved. | instagram.com |
| The limestone arch at the entrance to the Ajloun Castle visitor centre, with the Jar Al Jabal sign beside it | Jar Al Jabal | © Jar Al Jabal. All rights reserved. | instagram.com |
| Guests sharing dishes across a table at Jar Al Jabal | Jar Al Jabal | © Jar Al Jabal. All rights reserved. | instagram.com |
| A hot dish being served from a buffet station on the Jar Al Jabal terrace | Jar Al Jabal | © Jar Al Jabal. All rights reserved. | instagram.com |
| Breakfast dishes at Jar Al Jabal seen from above: eggs, labaneh, hummus and za’atar | Jar Al Jabal | © Jar Al Jabal. All rights reserved. | instagram.com |
| Ajloun Castle on its hilltop above pine and oak woodland, seen from the town | hikinginjordan | CC BY-SA 3.0 | commons.wikimedia.org |
| Stone towers, arches and stairways inside Ajloun Castle | Dosseman | CC BY-SA 4.0 | commons.wikimedia.org |
| A vaulted stone gallery inside Ajloun Castle | Bashar Tabbah | CC BY-SA 4.0 | commons.wikimedia.org |
| Aerial view of Ajloun Castle crowning the highest hill in a wide landscape | Bashar Tabbah | CC BY-SA 4.0 | commons.wikimedia.org |
| The town of Ajloun and its olive groves seen from the castle | Daniel Case | CC BY-SA 3.0 | commons.wikimedia.org |
| A red Ajloun cable car cabin passing above the trees | Randa107 | CC BY-SA 4.0 | commons.wikimedia.org |
| Wooded hills and a winding road seen from inside an Ajloun cable car cabin | Randa107 | CC BY-SA 4.0 | commons.wikimedia.org |
| A wooden viewing deck above the oak forest in Ajloun Forest Reserve | Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz | CC BY-SA 4.0 | commons.wikimedia.org |
| Evergreen oaks and limestone rocks in Ajloun Forest Reserve | Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz | CC BY-SA 4.0 | commons.wikimedia.org |
| Church ruins and mosaic floors on the hilltop of Tell Mar Elias | Dosseman | CC BY-SA 4.0 | commons.wikimedia.org |
| A geometric Byzantine mosaic floor at Tell Mar Elias | Dosseman | CC BY-SA 4.0 | commons.wikimedia.org |
| The stone minaret of the Great Ajloun Mosque above the old town | TheLastShot | Public domain | commons.wikimedia.org |
| The limestone wall and bell tower of the Church of Our Lady of the Mountain in Anjara | Mohammad hajeer | CC BY-SA 4.0 | commons.wikimedia.org |
| The colonnaded Oval Plaza of ancient Jerash | Arian Zwegers | CC BY 2.0 | commons.wikimedia.org |
| Pine-covered hills of the Dibeen forest | Freedom's Falcon | CC BY-SA 3.0 | commons.wikimedia.org |
| Basalt columns among the ruins of Umm Qais (ancient Gadara) | Bashar Tabbah | CC BY-SA 4.0 | commons.wikimedia.org |
| Olive trees on red soil in the hills near Ajloun | Jotari | CC BY 4.0 | commons.wikimedia.org |