This is a list of castles in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East, founded or occupied during the Crusades. For crusader castles in Poland and the Baltic states, see Ordensburg.

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Sidon's Sea Castle built by the crusaders as a fortress of the Holy Land in Sidon, Lebanon.
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Krak des Chevaliers was built during the 12th and 13th centuries by the Knights Hospitaller with later additions by Mamluks. It is a World Heritage Site.[1]

Crusader states

Geographic location on today's map

Crusader castles by modern states

Cyprus

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Kyrenia Castle

Egypt

Greece

Israel, Palestine and Golan Heights

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The remains of Belvoir Castle
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Monfort castle

Jordan

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Montreal (Shaubak)
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Kerak

Doubtful proposals

  • Aqaba – doubtful, no traces found; castle on Ile de Graye might have been meant instead
  • Diban Castle 31°30′7″N 35°46′36″E[dubious discuss]
  • Hisban Crusader Castle[dubious discuss]

Discarded proposals

  • Jarash: the Temple of Artemis was reused as a castle by the Damascenes and destroyed by Baldwin II of Jerusalem, was therefore not used by the Crusaders.[7]

Lebanon

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Crusader castle in the village of Toron, Lebanon

Israel - Palestinian autonomy

Syria

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The remains of Margat

Discarded proposals

Turkey

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The ruins of Bagras Castle, viewed from the southeast
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The ruins of Amouda Castle

See also

References

Bibliography

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