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Beaufort Castle
Beaufort or Belfort Castle, Shaqif Arnun, Qala'at al-Shaqif, is a Crusader fortress located near the village of Arnoun in Nabatieh Governorate, Southern Lebanon. It was built by King of Jerusalem around 1137 AD.
The site is one of the elements included in the UNESCO Tentative List for World Heritage designation, The castles of Mount Amel: Qalaat Al Chakif (Beaufoert castle), Qalaat Tibnin (Toron castle), Qalaat Chakra (Dubieh castle), Qalaat Deir kifa (Maron castle) and Qalaat Chama’.
by David Germain-Robin, GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia CommonsElevation: 677 m
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Beaufort Castle
UNESCO Tentative List
Date of Submission
2025
12th Century AD
Crusaders
Islamic
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