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  • Qalaat Salkhad

  • Qalaat Salkhad

    Qalaat Salkhad or Salkhad Castle, located in As-Suwayda Governorate, is an old castle originally built by the Fatimid Caliph, al-Mustansir, in 1073 AD. Later it was restored and fortified by Ayyubid dynasty in the 13th century AD in order to counter a possible attack of the Crusades into inner Hauran.
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    Qalaat Salkhad
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    Qalaat Salkhad

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    Syria

    As-Suwayda

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    11th Century AD

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