Citadel of Raymond de Saint-Gilles
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The Citadel of Raymond de Saint-Gilles, also known as Qala'at Sanjil in Arabic, is a citadel and fort in Tripoli, Lebanon. It takes its name from Raymond de Saint-Gilles, the Count of Toulouse and Crusader commander who started its construction on a hilltop outside Tripoli in 1103 in order to lay siege to the city. Later, Raymond enlarged the fortress, which he named Mont Peregrinus (Mt Pilgrim).[1]
This citadel should not be confused with the massive Citadel of Tripoli, built by the Arabs in 636 and subsequently enlarged and modified by the Fatamids of Egypt and, later, by the Crusaders and Ottomans.
References
- ^ A History of the Crusades, Volume I, M.W. Baldwin, editor. University of Wisconsin Press, 1969. p.396
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Coordinates: 34°26′00″N 35°50′40″E / 34.4334°N 35.8445°E / 34.4334; 35.8445
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