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  • Chamaa Castle

    Chamaa Castle is a ruined castle located near Chamaa village in the South Lebanon Governorate. The castle was built by the Crusaders in 1116 AD in a strategic location overlooking the city of Tire and the coast of Haifa. The castle is adjacent to the shrine of the Prophet Shamoun as-Safa, which is considered an important shrine that people visit annually.
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    Chamaa Castle
    by RomanDeckert, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Chamaa Castle
    by RomanDeckert, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Chamaa Castle
    by RomanDeckert, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Elevation: 360 m

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    Chamaa Castle

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    Lebanon

    South Governorate

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    12th Century AD

    Crusaders

    Islamic

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    Crusader & Islamic Monuments

     

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