Anjara

Anjara () is an ancient town located at northern Jordan in the Ajloun Governorate. The city is situated 4 kilometers to the south of Ajloun, and 73 kilometers to the north of the Jordanian capital Amman.
Etymology.
The name of Anjara is composed of two words: Ain (spring well in Arabic) + Jara (taken from Syriac word of "caria" meaning running). The full name would mean the "running spring".
History.
In 1596, during the Ottoman Empire, 'Anjara was noted in the census as being located in the "nahiya" of "Ajloun" in the "liwa" of Ajloun. It had a population of 27 Muslim households and 4 Muslim bachelors, in addition to 13 Christian households and 1 Christian bachelor. They paid a fixed tax-rate of 25% on various agricultural products, including wheat, barley, olive trees, goats and beehives, in addition to occasional revenues; a total of 10,000 akçe. 
In 1838 'Anjara's inhabitants were predominantly Sunni Muslims and Greek Christians.
The Jordanian census of 1961 found 3,163 inhabitants in 'Anjara, of whom 719 were Christians.