Mseilha Fort

Mseilha Fort
Mseilha Fort
Native name:
Arabic: قلعة المسيلحة‎
The Mseilha fort dominates the Nahr El Jawz valley from atop its rocky spur, as seen here from the south
The Mseilha fort dominates the Nahr El Jawz valley from atop its rocky spur, as seen here from the south
Location: Batroun, Lebanon
Coordinates: 34°16′26″N 35°41′24″E / 34.273804°N 35.690072°E / 34.273804; 35.690072Coordinates: 34°16′26″N 35°41′24″E / 34.273804°N 35.690072°E / 34.273804; 35.690072
Built: Site occupied since Roman times. Buildings of the present castle date from the 13th to 17st centuries
Architectural style(s): Crusader Fort
Governing body: Directorate General of Antiquities [1]
Type: Cultural
Mseilha Fort is located in Lebanon
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Location of Mseilha Fort in Lebanon

The Mseilha Fort (Arabic: قلعة المسيلحة‎) also known as "Puy du Connétable" is a medieval stronghold situated north of the city of Batroun in Lebanon. The fort overlooks the Nahr El Jawz valley from atop a steep sided rocky spur.[2] The Crusaders built the first fortifications during the Middle Ages and then it was rebuilt by Emir Fakhreddine II in the 17th century to guard the route from Tripoli to Beirut.[2][3]

The Mseilha fort was given to the Genoese Embriaco family who ruled over Gibelet by Bertrand de Saint-Gilles for employing the Genoese fleet in his service during the taking of Tripoli.[4]

References

  1. ^ Lebanese Ministry of Culture. "Ministère de la Culture" (ministerial). http://www.culture.gov.lb/Sections/main.ASP?page=Archeologie. Retrieved 2009-09-23. (French)
  2. ^ a b Goepp, Maxime. "Puy du Connétable, le (Liban) :: Comté de Tripoli - Forteresses d'Orient". Forteresses d'Orient. http://maxime.goepp.free.fr/site.php?site=mseilha. Retrieved 2009-06-27. 
  3. ^ Auzias, Dominique; Jean-Paul Labourdette, Guillaume Boudisseau, Christelle Thomas (2008). Le Petit Futé Liban. Petit Futé. pp. 333. ISBN 2746916320, 9782746916326. 
  4. ^ Khalil, Samir; R.Y. Ebied, Herman G.B. Teule (2004). Studies on the Christian Arabic heritage: in honour of Father Prof. Dr. Samir Khalil Samir S.I. at the occasion of his sixty-fifth birthday. Eastern Christian studies. 5. Peeters Publishers. pp. 364. ISBN 9789042914643. 

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