List of Crusader castles

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.

There were two major phases of the deliberate destruction (slighting) of Crusader castles: in 1187 by Saladin and after 1260 by the Mamluks. The intention was often to prevent the castles being reused by the Crusaders.[2]

Of the architecture built by the Crusaders, castles have received more scholarly attention than other forms, such as ecclesiastical architecture.[2]

Crusader states

Main article: Crusader states

Geographic location on today's map

Crusader castles by modern states

Cyprus

Egypt

Greece

Israel, Palestine and Golan Heights

Jordan

Doubtful proposals

  • Aqaba – doubtful, no traces found; castle on Ile de Graye might have been meant instead
  • Diban Castle 31°30′7″N 35°46′36″E / 31.50194°N 35.77667°E / 31.50194; 35.77667
  • Hisban Crusader Castle

Discarded proposals

  • Jarash: the Temple of Artemis was reused as a castle by the Damascenes and destroyed by Baldwin II of Jerusalem, was therefore not used by the Crusaders.[10]

Lebanon

Palestine

Syria

Discarded proposals

Turkey

See also

References

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  1. ^ Crac des Chevaliers and Qal'at Salah El-Din, UNESCO, retrieved 2010-11-08
  2. ^ a b Pringle 1997, p. 6.
  3. ^ a b c Ellenblum, Ronnie (2007). Crusader Castles and Modern Histories. Cambridge University Press. p. 173. ISBN 9781139462556. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  4. ^ Pringle 1997, p. 107.
  5. ^ Pringle, Denys (1986). The Red Tower (al-Burj al-Ahmar): Settlement in the Plain of Sharon at the Time of the Crusaders and Mamluks, A.D. 1099–1516. London: British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem.
  6. ^ Marom, Roy (2026). Settled Land: The Arab Countryside in Israel/Palestine (in Hebrew). Ra'anana: Lamda Scholarship, The Open University of Israel Press. p. 184. ISBN 978-965-06-1769-1.
  7. ^ Husseini, Rana (December 18, 2016). "Death toll in Karak attacks rises to 14, including four terrorists". Jordan Times. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  8. ^ Pringle 1997, p. 98.
  9. ^ Pringle 1997, p. 105.
  10. ^ Pringle 1997, p. 2.
  11. ^ Belhacem
  12. ^ "Qalaat Areimeh | Monuments of Syria أوابد سورية". monumentsofsyria.com.
  13. ^ "Burj al-Sabi".
  14. ^ "Castles.nl - Cursat Castle". www.castles.nl.
  15. ^ Ravanda Castle
  16. ^ Trapesac castle
  17. ^ Tumlu

Bibliography

  • Pringle, Denys (1997). Secular Buildings in the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem: An Archaeological Gazetteer. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521460101.
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