Nimrod Castle
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nimrod-castle-226-4050771
title:
Nimrod Castle
text:
The Nimrod Fortress or Nimrod Castle is a castle built by the Ayyubids and greatly enlarged by the Mamluks, situated on the southern slopes of Mount Hermon, on a ridge rising about 800 m above sea level. It overlooks the Golan Heights and was built with the purpose of guarding a major access route to Damascus against armies coming from the west. Alternative forms and spellings include: Kal'at instead of Qal'at, the prefix as- instead of al-, and Subayba, Subaybah and Subeibeh in place of Subeiba
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Medieval fortress situated in the Golan Heights
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nimrod_Castle
date created:
2005-01-02T12:57:36Z
date modified:
2024-09-15T03:24:26Z
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fields total:
13
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16