Forests of Burqash

The forests of Barqash are located near several towns, including Kafr Rakeb, Beit Eids, Kfarabil, Kfarwan and Jdita in Irbid Governorate.

Many towns in Ajloun governorate are surrounded in Arjan district

The Burqash Forest is one of the largest forests in Jordan in terms of an area characterized by mostly moderate climate

There live many animals such as:

WWE, wolves, wild pigs, hyenas, squirrels, species of European brunette elk, red foxes and wild cats

The forests grow in various types of trees, some of which extend to the age of 4.000 years, such as pine, oak, carob, maple, limbs, buckthorn, cypress and boredom.

Naming the forests of Bargash

The name of the forests of Burkas is due to the traces of the palaces at the top of this mountain, which was thought to be Burqas

Archaeological places in the forests of Bargash

 Multiple caves

There are many caves in the forest of Bargash, including the cave of the back, which is 4 million years old

One of the most beautiful natural caves in the world

The forest represents a protected area of 20,000 dunums

There are various species of animals and living creatures, including 500 mountain gazelles

A number of other European black elk, oriental lagoons and 4,000 wild birds

It includes 40 species including peacock, partridge and turkey

In addition to some mammals such as gray wolves, striped hyenas, red foxes, wild cats, beech prick and European badger.

It has a high plant diversity, with more than 100 plant species, including 13 medicinal species, 13 rare species and 4 threatened species.

Burqash Forest has a very large number of trees estimated at two million trees

These trees belong to species such as oaks, oaks, hawthorns and butterflies, many of which are ancient trees dating back more than 500 years.

Burqash summit

The forests of Burqash include the famous summit known as “Ras Barqash” which is one of the most important landmarks

It is a high peak overlooking the plains of Horan and Jabal Al-Sheikh and a number of other terrain adjacent to the region in the mountains of Ajloun, Salt and the outskirts of Palestine.

The height of the peak of Burqash above sea level is about 875 meters.

Grotto of the back

The Cave of the Dhuhr or Barqash is a famous and very important cave in the forests of Barqash, estimated at 4 million years old.

It is the only known natural cave in Jordan, with an estimated area of 3 to 4,000 square meters.

The cave of the back consists of a number of cavities and narrow long corridors that are interconnected in complex networks

Sometimes these passages can be as long as 100 meters or more, spreading through the stalagmites and caves of the usual caves, some of which are about 170 cm long in the cave.

This cave is located on a drop of 20 to 30 meters from the ground

Inside a rock mass of 50 to 60 meters thick and one to 20 meters high, it is separated from the adjacent forest road by 150 meters.

The cave of the noon was first discovered in 1995; it was not known before that time.

When it was discovered, its entrance was a narrow rocky corridor, half a meter wide and 3 meters high.

However, several years later, in 2003, the authorities closed a section of the corridor wall so that it could be wide and passable.

The existence of this corridor in the past may have hindered humans from entering or living inside the cave, maintaining its natural form.