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Vaux Moise Castle
Vaux Moise Castle
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Vaux Moise Castle
Vaux Moise Castle, or Wu’ayra Castle, is a small Crusader castle located close to Wadi Musa in Ma’an Governorate in Jordan. It was founded in the 12th century AD by Baldwin I of Jerusalem as an outpost of the larger Crusader castle at Montreal, and also to serve as a point to control the trade and military routes and pilgrimage caravans between the Levant, Egypt and the Hijaz.
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Country: Jordan
District: Ma’an Governorate
Category: Castles and Fortresses
Site History: 12th Century AD
Oldest Culture: Crusaders
Later Cultures: Crusaders
Site Features: Crusader Monuments
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Elevation: 1058 m
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