Margat Castle
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Margat Castle is a massive medieval fortress in Syria built and expanded by the Crusader Knights Hospitaller, renowned for its strategic coastal position and well-preserved military architecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Margat Castle canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Crusader fortress
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ medieval castle ⓘ |
| builder | Knights Hospitaller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | Crusaders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedBy |
Mamluk Sultanate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sultan Qalawun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 12th century ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Knights Hospitaller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Syria ⓘ |
| dateCaptured | 1285 ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 360 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| era | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| expandedIn | 13th century ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy | Order of Saint John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
chapel
ⓘ
cisterns ⓘ ditches ⓘ gatehouse ⓘ inner fortress ⓘ keep ⓘ massive concentric fortifications ⓘ outer enceinte ⓘ residential quarters ⓘ storerooms ⓘ thick curtain walls ⓘ towers ⓘ underground chambers ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important Crusader archaeological site ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | siege by Mamluks ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Crusader-period fortifications
ⓘ
size and strength ⓘ strategic coastal position ⓘ well-preserved military architecture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Tartus Governorate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Syria ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Baniyas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| locatedOn | volcanic hill ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
basalt
ⓘ
limestone ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Tartus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf |
County of Tripoli
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Crusader states NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administrative center
ⓘ
military defense ⓘ residence ⓘ |
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