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  • Harem Castle

  • Harem Castle

    Harem Castle is an old military castle located in Harem in northwest Syria. The castle was originally Byzantine and was built by Nicephorus shortly after 959 AD. In 1097 it was taken by the Crusaders who kept it till its fallen to Nur Al Din Zengi in 1149 AD.
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    Harem Castle
    by Ayham.Alkasim (cropped), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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    Harem Castle

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    Castles and Fortresses

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    Syria

    Idlib

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    10th Century AD

    Byzantine

    Crusader + Islamic

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    Byzantine & Crusader & Islamic Monuments

     

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