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List of Crusader castles

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.

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]
Sidon's Sea Castle built by the crusaders as a fortress of the Holy Land in Sidon, Lebanon.

There were two major phases of the deliberate destruction (slighting) of Crusader castles: in 1187 by Saladin and after 1260 by the Mamluks. The intention was often to prevent the castles being reused by the Crusaders.[2]

Of the architecture built by the Crusaders, castles have drawn special attention and by the late 1990s has been more closely studies than ecclesiastical Crusader architecture.[2]

Crusader states

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Main article: Crusader states

Geographic location on today's map

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Crusader castles by modern states

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Cyprus

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Kyrenia Castle

Egypt

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Greece

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Israel, Palestine and Golan Heights

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The remains of Belvoir Castle
 
Monfort castle

Jordan

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Montreal (Shaubak)
 
Kerak

Doubtful proposals

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Discarded proposals

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  • Jarash: the Temple of Artemis was reused as a castle by the Damascenes and destroyed by Baldwin II of Jerusalem, was therefore not used by the Crusaders.[8]

Lebanon

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Crusader castle in the village of Toron, Lebanon

Israel - Palestinian autonomy

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Syria

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The remains of Margat

Discarded proposals

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Turkey

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The ruins of Bagras Castle, viewed from the southeast
 
The ruins of Amouda Castle

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Crac des Chevaliers and Qal'at Salah El-Din, UNESCO, retrieved 2010-11-08
  2. ^ a b Pringle 1997, p. 6.
  3. ^ a b c Ellenblum, Ronnie (2007). Crusader Castles and Modern Histories. Cambridge University Press. p. 173. ISBN 9781139462556. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  4. ^ Pringle 1997, p. 107.
  5. ^ Husseini, Rana (December 18, 2016). "Death toll in Karak attacks rises to 14, including four terrorists". Jordan Times. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  6. ^ Pringle 1997, p. 98.
  7. ^ Pringle 1997, p. 105.
  8. ^ Pringle 1997, p. 2.
  9. ^ Belhacem
  10. ^ "Qalaat Areimeh | Monuments of Syria أوابد سورية". monumentsofsyria.com.
  11. ^ "Burj al-Sabi".
  12. ^ "Castles.nl - Cursat Castle". www.castles.nl.
  13. ^ Ravanda Castle
  14. ^ Trapesac castle
  15. ^ Tumlu

Bibliography

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  • Pringle, Denys (1997). Secular Buildings in the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem: An Archaeological Gazetteer. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521460101.
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