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  • Shaizar

  • Shaizar

    Shaizar Fortress or Shaizer Castle, Qalaat Shaizar, is an ancient fortress located in Shaizer, Hama. It was first built in the 3rd century BC. It collapsed in the enormous earthquakes of 1157 and 1170 and then rebuilt by the Mameluk sultan Baibars in 1260 AD.
    Archaeological Site
    Shaizar
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    Shaizar
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    Shaizar
    by LorisRomito, GFDL or CC-BY-SA-3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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    Shaizar

    Archaeological Site

     

     

    fortification

    Castles and Fortresses

    Location

    Syria

    Hama

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    3rd Century AD

    Hellenistic

    Roman + Byzantine + Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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