Ajloun Forest Reserve

Ajloun Governorate, Jordan · built 1988

The Ajloun Forest Reserve is a nature reserve located in the Ajloun Governorate in north-west Jordan. Established by the Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature in 1988 in the area around the village of Umm Al-Yanabi, it comprises an area of 13 square kilometres (5 sq mi). The reserve is houses a captive breeding programme for the locally extinct roe deer and has been declared an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International. There are also a number of hiking trails for tourists. In October 2018, Ajloun Natural Reserve won a place among the top 100 sustainable destinations on the global tourism map. In 2025, the reserve was designated as a biosphere reserve by UNESCO.

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