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  • Qalaat Sukkara

  • Qalaat Sukkara

    Qalaat Sukkara is an Islamic Ayyubid Castle located in Jebel Abd al-Aziz in Al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria. It was built in 12th century AD to control the northern plain of Mount Abdulaziz (Jebel Abd al-Aziz).
    Archaeological Site
    Qalaat Sukkara
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    Qalaat Sukkara

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    Castles and Fortresses

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    Syria

    Al-Hasakah

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    12th Century AD

    Islamic

    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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