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Margat Castle (al-Marqab)

Castle

Shayno — CC BY-SA 3.0

A black basalt castle on a volcanic hill overlooking the sea, once one of the main Hospitaller strongholds.

History

Held by the Hospitallers from 1186 until taken by Sultan Qalawun in 1285.

Photos

Margat Castle (al-Marqab) — Dosseman — CC BY-SA 4.0

Margat Castle (al-Marqab) — Dosseman — CC BY-SA 4.0

Margat Castle (al-Marqab) — Dosseman — CC BY-SA 4.0

Margat Castle (al-Marqab) — Frank Kidner — CC BY-SA 4.0

Margat Castle (al-Marqab) — Frank Kidner — CC BY-SA 4.0

Margat Castle (al-Marqab) — Frank Kidner — CC BY-SA 4.0

Margat Castle (al-Marqab) — National Center for Scientific Research — Licence Ouverte

Margat Castle (al-Marqab) — عمرو بن كلثوم — CC BY-SA 3.0

Margat Castle (al-Marqab) — National Center for Scientific Research — Licence Ouverte

Margat Castle (al-Marqab) — National Center for Scientific Research — Licence Ouverte

Margat Castle (al-Marqab) — Gianfranco Gazzetti — CC BY-SA 4.0

Margat Castle (al-Marqab) — Giacomo Bosio / Pierre de Boissat — Public domain

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