Kufranjah is a municipality in the Ajloun Governorate, located in the northwestern region of Jordan. It serves as the administrative center f…Kufranjah is a municipality in the Ajloun Governorate, located in the northwestern region of Jordan. It serves as the administrative center for the Kufranjah District. The word "Kufranjah" is composed of two syllables. The first, "Kafr," is a Syriac word that translates to "village." It is a common term in the Levant, where it is used to refer to a village. Some scholars posit that the word may have originated from Canaanite or Aramaic. The second syllable "Najah" was derived from the French which in Arabic "Ferenjah", who were captured by Izz al-Din Usama, one of Saladin Al-Ayyubi's commanders, during the construction of the Ajloun castle. He provided them with temporary accommodation in the Kufranjah valley. This is the etymological origin of the name.
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