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  • Iaal Fortress

  • Iaal Fortress

    Iaal Fortress, also known as Barbar Fortress, is a huge defensive castle located in Iaal in the Zgharta District of the North Governorate of Lebanon. It was built in 1816 by the Ottoman Governor of Tripoli Mustafa Agha Barbar.
    Archaeological Site
    Elevation: 253 m

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    Iaal Fortress

    Archaeological Site

     

     

    fortification

    Castles and Fortresses

    Location

    Lebanon

    North

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    19th Century AD

    Islamic

    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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