Rajeb
{{Short description|Town in Ajloun Governorate, known as Ragaba/Regev in antiquity}}
{{for-text|the town in Greater Amman area with Cave of the Seven Slerpers|Al-Rajib}}
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Rajeb or Rajib ({{langx|ar|راجب}}) is a village in the Ajloun Governorate in northwestern Jordan.Maplandia world gazetteer In classical sources, Ar Rajib is known as Reğeb (Ragaba).Mishnah Menachot 8:3; Babylonian Talmud (Menachot 85b); Tosefta Menachot 9:5; Josephus, Antiquities [https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0146%3Abook%3D13%3Awhiston+chapter%3D15%3Awhiston+section%3D5 13.15.5]
History
Rajeb is identified with the ancient fortress of Reğeb ({{langx|he|רגב}}), or Ragaba ({{langx|el|Ράγκαβα}}). According to the historical accounts by Flavius Josephus, a Jewish historian from the first century AD, Alexander Jannaeus, king of Judaea, died during a siege at this location (around 76 BC).{{Cite journal |last=Avi-Yonah |first=Michael |date=1976 |title=Gazetteer of Roman Palestine |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/43587090 |journal=Qedem |volume=5 |pages=90 |issn=0333-5844}} The Mishnah notes that Reğeb was renowned for its olive oil.
A maqam named Maqam Hajja Amirah, accompanied by a mosque, once stood in the graveyard atop a nearby flat hill. Today, only remnants of it exist as a ruin on a slope adjacent to the asphalt street. According to local accounts, it was demolished in recent years to accommodate the expansion of the graveyard.{{Cite book |last=Weber-Karyotakis |first=Thomas M. |title=Islamic Heritage Sites in Jordan: A Student's Gazetteer |last2=Khammash |first2=Ammar |publisher=GJU |year=2020 |isbn=978-9957-67-588-2 |pages=346}}
Waterfall
The Rajeb Waterfall attracts thousands of visitors annually.{{Cite web |date=2022-05-06 |title=Rajeb Waterfall continues to carve its own way despite challenges - Jordan News {{!}} Latest News from Jordan, MENA |url=https://www.jordannews.jo/Section-109/News/Rajeb-Waterfall-continues-to-carve-its-own-way-despite-challenges-16344 |access-date=2024-02-21 |website=Jordan News |language=en}}