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The backside of the castle with the aquaduct
Tourists read information plaque, Ajlun Castle, Mount Ajloun district, Jordanian Highlands, Jordan, Middle East. Ajlun, or Ajloun, is a medieval castle built by Saladin and designed to intimidate the Franks. Arab military fortifications were strengthened as the years went by and Saladin worked hard to unite the Muslim forces. An imposing stronghold with moat, drawbridge and towers, Ajlun was built in 1184 but lost much of its military significance after the fall of Karak, the crusader stronghold - However, the castle guarded important trade routes into Syria and never fell into disuse. Ajlun featured heavily during the wars between the Mongols and the Mamluk empire, Occupied and severely damaged by the Mongol invaders before being reclaimed by the Mameluk Sultan Baibars. Under Ottomans rule Ajlun Castle continued in an administrative role until the 19th century, when it was abandoned after severe damage from earthquake
Old City of Jerusalem with the Holy Temple
Antique photograph of Ouargla, Algeria, 19th Century. On the right the monument erected to Flatters
Tripoli / Lebanon - 02 Jan 2018. Tripoli city in Lebanon, Middle East
Crac des Chevaliers, a well preserved Crusader fortress in Syria
Qasr Kharana , sometimes Qasr al Harrana, Qasr al Kharanah, Kharaneh or Hraneh, is one of the best-known of the desert castles located in present-day eastern Jordan. Without people.
Gaziantep Citadel, located in the centre of the city displays the historic past and architectural style of the city.
Montfort Castle. Qal'at al-Qurain or Qal'at al-Qarn - Castle of the Little Horn, a Crusader castle in the Upper Galilee, northern Israel in the Nahal Kziv nature reserve
Citadel of Qaitbay in Alexandria,Egypt
Crac des Chevaliers 12 century Syria
Ajlun, or Ajloun, is a medieval castle built by Saladin and designed to intimidate the Franks. Arab military fortifications were strengthened as the years went by and Saladin worked hard to unite the Muslim forces. An imposing stronghold with moat, drawbridge and towers, Ajlun was built in 1184 but lost much of its military significance after the fall of Karak, the crusader stronghold - However, the castle guarded important trade routes into Syria and never fell into disuse. Ajlun featured heavily during the wars between the Mongols and the Mamluk empire, Occupied and severely damaged by the Mongol invaders before being reclaimed by the Mameluk Sultan Baibars. Under Ottomans rule Ajlun Castle continued in an administrative role until the 19th century, when it was abandoned after severe damage from earthquake
Syria. Crac des Chevaliers (Qal'at Al Hosn) - the most famous medieval Crusader fortress in the world - general view
View on the valley below from the bastions of the crusader castle of Karak destroyed by Saladin.
Deserted landscape with bombed houses in Nagorno Karabakh. Following the collapse of Soviet Union the war erupted between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the region
The bastions of Gaziantep Castle
Qasr al-Azraq is one of the Desert castles in the east of today's Jordan.
Castle overlooking the village of Taqah close to Salalah, Oman
Ruins of Amberd fortress
Historical castle, Aleppo, Syria.
the Crusader castle Shobak (Shawbak, Shoubak) in Montrael, Jordan
fortress Kait-Bay in Alexandria
Historic photo: ancient Citadel in Aleppo, Syria, seen in 2004, before the Arab Spring and civil war that led to this monument being severely damaged.
The walls of the old city, Jerusalem, Israel April 9 1979 The city walls and one of the historic entrances into the ancient city
A notable crusader castle, Qsar al-Azraq was built by the Romans in the 3rd Century AD due to its location along the Wadi Sirhan trade route and proximity to water. Constructed from black basalt, Qsar al-Azraq became an important military base during the Byzantine periods being reconstructed in the early 13th Century The castle was used in World War 1 as the base for British archaeologist and military officer T.E. Lawrence, LAwrence of Arabia, during 1917 before the final attack on Turkish forces in Damascus resulting in the downfall of the Ottoman Empire
The remains of the corner tower of medieval fortress Nimrod - Qalaat al-Subeiba, located near the border with Syria and Lebanon on the Golan Heights, in northern Israel
Kiz Kalesi Castle, Maiden Castle - Also known as Korykos.
Citadel of Aleppo. Aleppo, northern Syria. The inner gate of the citadel.
Anciant Roman Basilica in Aspendos city, Antalya, Turkey.
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