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  • Toron Castle

    Toron Castle, also known as Qalaat Tibnin or Tebnine, is a major Crusader castle located in the town of Tebnine in Nabatieh Governorate in southern Lebanon. The castle was built in the 12th century AD to control the road from Tyre to Damascus.
    The site is one of the elements included in the UNESCO Tentative List for World Heritage designation, The castles of Mount Amel.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Toron Castle
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    Toron Castle

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2019

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    Castles and Fortresses

    Location

    Lebanon

    Nabatieh Governorate

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    12th Century AD

    Crusaders

    Crusaders

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    Crusader Monuments

     

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