Rabadh Castle at Ajlun

It stands on top of Jabal Auf, 1123m high above sea level. It is an Islamic castle which was built by Izzeddin Usama, one of Saladin’s generals in A.D. 1184. It was built to protect the country against the Crusader attacks and to provide security to the piligrim routes.

It was rebuilt by Aibak Ibn Abdullah during the Mamluke period in A.D. 1214. The castle lost its military importance after the fall of Kerak in the hands of the Ayyubids. In A.D. 1260 it was destroyed by the Mongol.