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  • Mseilha Fort

  • Mseilha Fort

    Mseilha Fort is a fortification situated north of the city of Batroun in Lebanon. The fort was built by Emir Fakhreddine II in the 17th century to guard the route from Tripoli to Beirut.
    Archaeological Site
    Mseilha Fort
    by RAM, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Mseilha Fort
    by APLH, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Mseilha Fort
    by بانزو, CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL, via Wikimedia Commons
    Elevation: 42 m

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    Mseilha Fort

    Archaeological Site

     

     

    fortification

    Castles and Fortresses

    Location

    Lebanon

    North

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    17th Century AD

    Islamic

    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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