This castle is known as Montreal Castle, Montreal Crusader Castle, Shoubak Castle, or Shobak Castle. It was built in 1115 and is located along the King’s Highway from Egypt to Syria. Whoever held the castle could tax traders and those on pilgrimages to Mecca and Medina! Nasty things – those taxes! Visitors centre: The exterior…
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Dhiban, Jordan – Wadi Mujib – Jordan’s Grand Canyon
After Mount Nebo, our driver Walid told us our next stop was the Grand Canyon of Jordan! After driving along Highway 35 (or more famously known as the King’s Highway) for about an hour, we stopped at a roadside lookout. This lookout is within the small village district of Dhiban. This is what we saw! In…
Ajloun, Jordan – Ajloun Castle
Our first full day in Jordan started with a drive north from the city of Amman to the town of Ajloun to see Ajloun Castle. This 12th century Muslim castle was used to control traffic along the ancient King’s Highway and to protect the area from Crusaders who wanted to reclaim the Holy Land from Muslim rule….