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List of the strongholds or dar al-hijra of the Order of Assassins in Persia (Iran) and Syria. Most of the Persian Ismaili castles were in the Alborz mountains, in the regions of Daylaman (particularly, in Alamut and Rudbar; north of modern-day Qazvin ) and Quhistan (south of Khurasan ), as well as in Qumis .
Into this category are included all strongholds from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium See also: Category:Middle-earth populated places and Category:Middle-earth realms Pages in category "Middle-earth castles and fortresses"
Download as PDF; Printable version ... This is a list for articles on notable historical forts which may or may not be under current active use ... Valjala Stronghold;
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikidata item; ... Pages in category "Stronghold (series)" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 ...
The Templars briefly owned the entire island of Cyprus in 1191–1192, preceding the establishment of the Kingdom of Cyprus; Gastria Castle, 1210–1279 [5]; Kolossi Castle, 1306–1313 [2]
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 .
Alamut, which is the most famous of these strongholds, was thought impregnable to any military attack and was fabled for its heavenly gardens, library, and laboratories where philosophers, scientists, and theologians could debate in intellectual freedom. [2] The stronghold survived adversaries including the Seljuq and Khwarezmian empires.
A fortification (also called a fort, fortress, fastness, or stronghold) is a military construction designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin fortis ("strong") and facere ("to make"). [1] Castillo San Felipe del Morro, Puerto Rico.