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  • Mar Saba. The greek orthodox monastery stands in complete isolation in the middle of the Judean desert. The monastery is built near the cave where St sabs began his ascetic life in 478 A.D.
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  • Mar Saba. The greek orthodox monastery stands in complete isolation in the middle of the Judean desert. The monastery is built near the cave where St sabs began his ascetic life in 478 A.D.
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  • Mar Saba. The greek orthodox monastery stands in complete isolation in the middle of the Judean desert. The monastery is built near the cave where St sabs began his ascetic life in 478 A.D.
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  • Mar Saba. The greek orthodox monastery stands in complete isolation in the middle of the Judean desert. The monastery is built near the cave where St sabs began his ascetic life in 478 A.D. Pilgrims. The women may only view the monastery from outside.
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  • The castle of Shobak, the crusaders Mont Real (Crak de Montreal) or Mons Regalis, the Fortress of the Royal Mount. It was built in 1115 by King Baldwin I of Jerusalem to control the road from Damascus to Egypt, and was the first of a string of similar strongholds in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem.
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  • The castle of Shobak, the crusaders Mont Real (Crak de Montreal) or Mons Regalis, the Fortress of the Royal Mount. It was built in 1115 by King Baldwin I of Jerusalem to control the road from Damascus to Egypt, and was the first of a string of similar strongholds in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem.
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  • The castle of Shobak, the crusaders Mont Real (Crak de Montreal) or Mons Regalis, the Fortress of the Royal Mount. It was built in 1115 by King Baldwin I of Jerusalem to control the road from Damascus to Egypt, and was the first of a string of similar strongholds in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem.
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  • The castle of Shobak, the crusaders Mont Real (Crak de Montreal) or Mons Regalis, the Fortress of the Royal Mount. It was built in 1115 by King Baldwin I of Jerusalem to control the road from Damascus to Egypt, and was the first of a string of similar strongholds in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem.
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  • The castle of Shobak, the crusaders Mont Real (Crak de Montreal) or Mons Regalis, the Fortress of the Royal Mount. It was built in 1115 by King Baldwin I of Jerusalem to control the road from Damascus to Egypt, and was the first of a string of similar strongholds in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem.
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  • Kerak, the famous crusader castle. The construction began in the 1140s and the  Crusaders called it Crac des Moabites or "Kerak in Moab". Because of its position east of the Jordan River, Kerak was able to control the trade routes from Damascus to Egypt and Mecca. In 1176 Raynald of Chatillon gained possession of Kerak harassing the trade caravans. In 1183 Saladin besieged the castle in response to Raynald's attacks. and after the Battle of Hattin in 1187, Saladin  finally captured it in 1189.
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  • Kerak, the famous crusader castle. The construction began in the 1140s and the  Crusaders called it Crac des Moabites or "Kerak in Moab". Because of its position east of the Jordan River, Kerak was able to control the trade routes from Damascus to Egypt and Mecca. In 1176 Raynald of Chatillon gained possession of Kerak harassing the trade caravans. In 1183 Saladin besieged the castle in response to Raynald's attacks. and after the Battle of Hattin in 1187, Saladin  finally captured it in 1189.
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  • Kerak, the famous crusader castle. The construction began in the 1140s and the  Crusaders called it Crac des Moabites or "Kerak in Moab". Because of its position east of the Jordan River, Kerak was able to control the trade routes from Damascus to Egypt and Mecca. In 1176 Raynald of Chatillon gained possession of Kerak harassing the trade caravans. In 1183 Saladin besieged the castle in response to Raynald's attacks. and after the Battle of Hattin in 1187, Saladin  finally captured it in 1189.
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  • Kerak, the famous crusader castle. The construction began in the 1140s and the  Crusaders called it Crac des Moabites or "Kerak in Moab". Because of its position east of the Jordan River, Kerak was able to control the trade routes from Damascus to Egypt and Mecca. In 1176 Raynald of Chatillon gained possession of Kerak harassing the trade caravans. In 1183 Saladin besieged the castle in response to Raynald's attacks. and after the Battle of Hattin in 1187, Saladin  finally captured it in 1189.
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  • Kerak, the famous crusader castle. The construction began in the 1140s and the  Crusaders called it Crac des Moabites or "Kerak in Moab". Because of its position east of the Jordan River, Kerak was able to control the trade routes from Damascus to Egypt and Mecca. In 1176 Raynald of Chatillon gained possession of Kerak harassing the trade caravans. In 1183 Saladin besieged the castle in response to Raynald's attacks. and after the Battle of Hattin in 1187, Saladin  finally captured it in 1189.
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  • Qusayr ("small castle") Amra built by the Umayyad Caliph al-Walid between 712-715 AD, for use as a vacation residence or rest stop. The desert castle has a Roman style villa. Qusayr Amra is best known for its amazing mosaics and murals which decorate the central hall and connected rooms.
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  • Qusayr ("small castle") Amra built by the Umayyad Caliph al-Walid between 712-715 AD, for use as a vacation residence or rest stop. The desert castle has a Roman style villa. Qusayr Amra is best known for its amazing mosaics and murals like this with a naked woman.
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  • Qusayr ("small castle") Amra built by the Umayyad Caliph al-Walid between 712-715 AD, for use as a vacation residence or rest stop. The desert castle has a Roman style villa. Qusayr Amra is best known for its amazing mosaics and murals which decorate the central hall and connected rooms.
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  • Qasr al-Karaneh Omayyad desert castle.
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  • The legendary crusader castle of Krak des chevaliers
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  • The legendary crusader castle of Krak des chevaliers
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  • The legendary crusader castle of Krak des chevaliers
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  • Aleppo, the "Citadel" owes its present appearance to the Ayyubids and Mamluks, but it was a stronghold <br />
occupied for thousands of years.
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