Castles in Israel
14 entries in the Castles in Israel compendium.
AntipatrisHerodian city built at a strategic spring-fed pass.Apollonia–ArsufAncient Phoenician-founded city, renamed through Greek, Roman, Islamic, and Crusader periods.Belvoir Castle (Israel)Best-preserved Crusader castle in Israel, built by the Knights Hospitaller.Caesarea MaritimaAncient port city and capital of Roman Judaea for 634 years.ChasteletCrusader castle built by Templars, destroyed by Saladin in 1179.Château PèlerinCrusader fortress and major Templar stronghold.Ibelin (castle)Crusader castle built in 1141, fief of the Ibelin family.Le DestroitRuined Templar road station guarding a narrow coastal pass.Migdal AfekNational park with Crusader castle and depopulated Palestinian village.Minat al-Qal'aUmayyad-built coastal fort later restored by Crusaders.Montfort CastleRuined Crusader castle, principal stronghold of the Teutonic Order in the Holy Land.QaqunAncient Palestinian village with a Crusader-Mamluk castle.TzovaKibbutz in central Israel with ancient and modern significance.YaloDepopulated Palestinian village, site of ancient Aijalon and Crusader castle.
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