Al-Murajjam ( ar, المرجم) is a townPetra Events
located in the north of

Ajloun Ajloun ( ar, عجلون, ''‘Ajlūn''), also spelled Ajlun, is the capital town of the Ajloun Governorate, a hilly town in the north of Jordan, located 76 kilometers (around 47 miles) north west of Amman. It is noted for its impressive ruins of t ...

, between Ajloun and

Irbid Irbid ( ar, إِربِد), known in ancient times as Arabella or Arbela (Άρβηλα in Ancient Greek language, Ancient Greek), is the capital and largest city of the Irbid Governorate. It also has the second largest metropolitan population in ...

. Most people there work in

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and private jobs, and fewer than 10% of the people working in

agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to ...

Topography and climate

Al-Murajjam's topography consists of seven

mountain A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited Summit (topography), summit area, and ...

s: Alshare' north mountain, Alshare' south mountain, Al-tofahah, Beer Al-dalia, Sina'ar, Oseem and Hodeeb. The climate can reach down to 2 °C during the winter and up to 30 °C during the summer. Green

oak An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus ''Quercus'' (; Latin "oak tree") of the beech family, Fagaceae. There are approximately 500 extant species of oaks. The common name "oak" also appears in the names of species in related genera, notably ''L ...

trees cover the mountains of Al-Murajjam and contain many water springs.

References

Populated places in Jordan {{Jordan-geo-stub