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Montfort Crusader castle, a stronghold of the Teutonic Knights in Palestine. Building began in 1226; after a brief siege by the forces of Mamluk sultan Baibars, Montfort surrendered in 1271. Baibars dismantled the fortress to prevents its reoccupation.See 15-04-02/60
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Montfort Crusader castle, a stronghold of the Teutonic Knights in Palestine....

Montfort Crusader castle,a stronghold of the Teutonic Knights in Palestine.Building began in 1226;after a brief siege by the forces of Mamluk sultan Baibars, Montfort surrendered in 1271.Baibars dismantled the fortress to prevents its reoccupation.See 15-04-02/60
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Montfort Crusader castle,a stronghold of the Teutonic Knights in Palestine.Bui...

Montfort Crusader castle,a stronghold of the Teutonic Knights in Palestine.Building began in 1226;after a brief siege by the forces of Mamluk sultan Baibars, Montfort surrendered in 1271.Baibars dismantled the fortress to prevents its reoccupation.See 15-04-02/60
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Montfort Crusader castle,a stronghold of the Teutonic Knights in Palestine.Bui...

Montfort Crusader castle,a stronghold of the Teutonic Knights in Palestine.Building began in 1226;after a brief siege by the forces of Mamluk sultan Baibars, Montfort surrendered in 1271.Baibars dismantled the fortress to prevents its reoccupation.See 15-04-02/60
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Montfort Crusader castle,a stronghold of the Teutonic Knights in Palestine.Buil...

Lion's head, from Bethany, Israel Terracotta, Crusader Period
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Lion's head, from Bethany, Israel Terracotta, Crusader Per...

The Crusader fortress Shobeq, called Montreal by Baudoin I,king of Jerusalem and his knights. Built in 1115, fell to Saladin in 1188 and was enlarged and its fortifications improved under Ayyubids and Mamluks. The fortress on an isolated hill.
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The Crusader fortress Shobeq, called Montreal by Baudoin I,king of Jerusa...

The Crusader fortress Shobeq, called Montreal by Baudoin I,king of Jerusalem and his knights. Built in 1115, fell to Saladin in 1188 and was enlarged and its fortifications improved under Ayyubids and Mamluks. View from the hill of the fortress Shobeq.
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The Crusader fortress Shobeq, called Montreal by Baudoin I,king of Jerusa...

The Crusader fortress Shobeq, called Montreal by Baudoin I,king of Jerusalem and his knights. Built in 1115, fell to Saladin in 1188 and was enlarged and its fortifications improved under Ayyubids and Mamluks. A tower on a steep slope.
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The Crusader fortress Shobeq, called Montreal by Baudoin I,king of Jerusa...

The Crusader fortress Shobeq, called Montreal by Baudoin I,king of Jerusalem and his knights. Built in 1115, fell to Saladin in 1188 and was enlarged and its fortifications improved under Ayyubids and Mamluks. Fortification tower on a steep slope above the valley.
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The Crusader fortress Shobeq, called Montreal by Baudoin I,king of Jerusa...

The Crusader fortress Shobeq, called Montreal by Baudoin I,king of Jerusalem and his knights. Built in 1115, fell to Saladin in 1188 and was enlarged and its fortifications improved under Ayyubids and Mamluks. Remaining vaults of the castle.
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The Crusader fortress Shobeq, called Montreal by Baudoin I,king of Jerusa...

Crusader fortress Kerak, dominating the southern end of the Dead Sea,was built in 1142. It fell to sultan Saladin's troops in 1188, after three sieges. The Mamluk wing, built after the Arab conquest.
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Crusader fortress Kerak, dominating the southern end of the Dead Sea,was buil...

Crusader fortress Kerak, dominating the southern end of the Dead Sea,was built in 1142. It fell to sultan Saladin's troops in 1188, after three sieges. Fortress walls.
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Crusader fortress Kerak, dominating the southern end of the Dead Sea,was buil...