- List of Crusader castles
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Krak des Chevaliers was built during the 12th and 13th centuries by the Knights Hospitaller with later additions by Mamluks. It is a World Heritage Site.[1]
This is a list of castles in the eastern Mediterranean and Middle East, founded or occupied during the crusades.
Contents
Cyprus
- Kyrenia Castle
- St. Hilarion Castle
- Buffavento Castle
- Kantara Castle
- Larnaca Castle
- Limassol Castle
- Kolossi Castle
- Paphos Castle
- Famagusta
Israel
The remains of Belvoir Castle- Arsur, also known as Arsuf or Apollonia
- Belveer
- Belvoir Castle
- Beth Gibelin
- Bet Shean
- Hurvat Burgata
- Caesarea
- Cafarlet, also known as HaBonim Fortress
- Casal des Plains
- Casal Imbert
- Castellum Regis
- Château Pèlerin, also known as Atlit Castle and Castle Pilgrim
- Le Destroit
- Latrun
- Mirabel, also known as Migdal Tsedek
- Montfort
- Tower of David
- Tzippori
- Ateret Fortress
- Yehiam Fortress
Jordan
Kerak- Kerak
- Montreal
- Vaux Moise
Lebanon
Syria
The remains of Margat- Chastel Blanc
- Krak des Chevaliers
- Margat, also known as Marqab
- Masyaf Castle
- Saladdin Castle, also known as Saone
- Tartous
Turkey (formerly Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia)
- Bagras
- Yılankale, or Castle of Snakes
- Namrun Kalesi (Lampron)
- Servantikar
- Amouda
- Ayasuluk Castle, Selçuk
See also
References
- ^ Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din, UNESCO, http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1229, retrieved 2010-11-08
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