List of Crusader castles

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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.

Locations

Kingdom of Cyprus: Island of Cyprus (north and south)

County of Edessa: South-east Turkey

Principality of Antioch: North-west Syria, southern Turkey

County of Tripoli: Northern Lebanon, north-west Syria

Kingdom of Jerusalem

Lordship of Sidon: Central Lebanon

Principality of Galilee: Northern Israel, Southern Lebanon, Southwest Syria

County of Jaffa and Ascalon: Southern Israel, eastern Egypt

Lordship of Oultrejordain: South-west Jordan

Cyprus

Buffavento Castle

Famagusta

Kantara Castle

Kolossi Castle

Kyrenia Castle

Larnaca Castle

Limassol Castle

Paphos Castle

St. Hilarion Castle

Egypt

Ile de graye

Israel

Acre (Akko) – fortified city

Arsuf, also known as Arsur or Apollonia – fortified city and citadel, stronghold of the Lordship of Arsuf; national park

Ashkelon – fortified city

Belveer – Crusader castle of which no traces remain; national park

Banias

Belvoir Castle; Kochav HaYarden National Park

Bet Shean – castle ruins next to ancient town, stronghold of the Lordship of Bethsan

Beth Gibelin – castle ruins next to ancient town, stronghold of the Lordship of Beth Gibelin; national park

Caesarea (Maritima), stronghold of the Lordship of Caesarea – fortified port city; national park

Cafarlet, in Hebrew HaBonim Fortress – ruins of Umayyad castle reused by the Crusaders

Casal des Plains – ruins of Crusader tower; inside town

Casal Imbert – at Akhziv (former az-Zib) – Crusader "new town" with tower; nothing discernible at present

Castellum Regis; inside village

Chastellet, castle ruin by Jacob's Ford: see Battle of Jacob's Ford; also known as Vadum Iacob, le Chastelez, Ateret, Qasr al-'Atra

Château Pèlerin, also known as Atlit Castle and Castle Pilgrim; off-reach military base

Rubea

Chastel Béroard

Ibelin, near Yavne

Jaffa

Le Destroit, near Atlit

Mirabel, in Hebrew: Migdal Tsedek, stronghold of the Lordship of Mirabel

Montfort; inside national park

Nimrod Fortress, originally Qal'at as-Subayba; originally a Muslim castle built to oppose the Crusaders and now a national park

Ramla, stronghold of the Lordship of Ramla

Safed

Tiberias- Old Roman fortification overlooking The Sea of Galilee

Tour Rouge or Turris Rubea at Burgata – Arabic: Burj al-Ahmar, Hebrew: Hurvat Burgata

Toron des Chevaliers, at Latrun

Tower of David – the citadel of Jerusalem

Tzippori – Sepphoris (Latin), Saffuriya (Arabic): tower; national park

Yehiam Fortress – Crusader name: Judin Castle; national park

Jordan

Aqaba

Diban Castle 31°30′7″N 35°46′36″E

Kerak Castle

Montreal

Vaux Moise

Hisban Crusader Castle

Lebanon

Arqa

Batroun

Beaufort Castle

Belhacem 33°34′24″N 35°28′36″E

Burj al-Siba 34°26′59″N 35°49′50″E

Byblos Castle

Citadel of Raymond de Saint-Gilles

Gibelacar

Coliath

Mseilha Fort

Nephin

Saint Louis Castle - Sidon Land Castle

Sarba

Sidon Sea Castle, stronghold of the Lordship of Toron

Toron, stronghold of the Lordship of Toron

Syria

Arima 34°44′39″N 36°2′33″E

Baniyas

Bourzey castle

Chastel Blanc

Chastel Rouge

Byblos Castle

Krak des Chevaliers

Margat, also known as Marqab

Masyaf Castle

Qadmous

Rouad

Saladdin Castle, also known as Saône

Sarmada

Tartus

Tour du garçon 35°9′14″N 35°55′38″E

Turkey

Anavarza Castle

Antioch

Amouda

Ayasuluk Castle, Selçuk

Bagras

Cursat 36°5′46″N 36°11′59″E

Kızkalesi (castle)

Kozan, Adana

Namrun Kalesi (Lampron)

Rumkale

Ravanda Castle 36°52′22″N 37°3′10″E

Servantikar

Silifke Castle

Tokmar Castle

Trapesac castle 36°31′53″N 36°21′52″E

Tumlu 37°9′1″N 35°42′5″E

Yaka Castle

Yılankale, or Castle of Snakes

References

List of Crusader castles Wikipedia

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