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This is a list of castles in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East, founded or occupied during the Crusades. For crusader castles in Poland and the Baltic states, see Ordensburg. Sidon's Sea Castle built by the crusaders as a fortress of the Holy Land in Sidon, Lebanon.
Pages in category "Lists of castles in the Middle East" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
Castle of Almourol [1] Castelo Branco [1] Castle of Idanha [1] Castle of Monsanto [1] Castle of Penha Garcia [1] Castle of Pombal [2] Castle of Soure - received and reconstructed in March 1128, was the first castle of the Knights Templar. [16] Old town of Tomar, including the Castle, the Convent of the Order of Christ and the Church of Santa ...
1910s Turkish Fortifications at Salah El Din Castle, South Sinai. [7] 1960s and 1970s Egyptian Defensive fortifications built by Egyptian Armed forces during the Attrition war on the Western bank of Suez Canal and Bar Lev Line of fortifications on Eastern side of Suez Canal (by Israel occupation forces). [7] 1990s Touristic Castle Zaman, Sinai [57]
Belvoir Castle; Château Pèlerin is a Crusader fortress and fortified town located about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of the modern Israeli town of Atlit; Migdal Afek is a national park on the southeastern edge of Rosh HaAyin. Château Pèlerin; Montfort Castle is a ruined Crusader castle in the Upper Galilee region in northern Israel.
The castle is 144 square meters and it was used for ceremonies. [12] Qasr Azraq: Jordan: Qasr al-Azraq (Arabic: قصر الأزرق, "Blue Fortress") is a large fortress located in present-day eastern Jordan. It is one of the desert castles, located on the outskirts of present-day Azraq, roughly 100 km (62 mi) east of Amman. [13]
The typical desert castle is a compound of various buildings including a substantial main residence along with other buildings such as a hammam (bath-house), storage areas and other agrarian structures (walled areas for animals, dedicated buildings for processing produce such as olive oil), and possibly a mosque, all within a large enclosure.
This is a list of castles in Saudi Arabia. Ajyad Fortress [1] Al-Faqir Fort [2] Al-Ukhaydir, Tabuk Province [3] Dhat al-Hajj [4] Kasbah [5] Marid Castle [6] Masmak fort [7] Qal'at al-Mu'azzam; Qal'at al-Qatif [8] Qamus [9] Qasr al-Farid [citation needed] Qasr Ibrahim [10] Asfan Castle [11] Qishla of Jeddah; Qishla of Mecca [12] Qishlah [12 ...