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Montreal Castle
Montreal Castle, also called Shoubak or Shawbak, is a Crusader castle. The ruins are located in modern town of Shoubak in Jordan. The castle was built in 1115 by Baldwin I of Jerusalem during his expedition to the area where he captured Aqaba on the Red Sea in 1116 AD.
The site is included on the UNESCO Tentative List under the official name, Shaubak Castle (Montreal).by Bernard Gagnon, GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commonsby Bernard Gagnon, GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commonsby Zairon, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia CommonsElevation: 1360 m
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UNESCO Tentative List
Date of Submission
2001
12th Century AD
Crusaders
Islamic
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