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  • Beaufort Castle

  • Beaufort Castle

    Beaufort Castle, also known as Belfort Castle, Shaqif Arnun, or Qala'at al-Shaqif, is a Crusader fortress located near the village of Arnoun in Nabatieh Governorate, southern Lebanon. The castle was built around 1137 AD by the King of Jerusalem during the Crusader period. Beaufort Castle was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2026 as part of Mount Amel Castles.
    The site is one of the elements that make up the UNESCO World Heritage site, Mount Amel Castles.
    World Heritage Site
    Beaufort Castle
    by David Germain-Robin, GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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    Beaufort Castle

    World Heritage Site

    Date of Inscription

    2026

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    Castles and Fortresses

    Location

    Lebanon

    Nabatieh

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    12th Century AD

    Crusaders

    Islamic

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    Crusader & Islamic Monuments

     

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