Salah El-Din castle

For other uses, see Citadel of Salah Ed-Din.

It is actually two castles (Northern and Southern) in Pharaoh's Island in Aqaba, Gulf of Red Sea.[1][2]

It was built by Salah El-din (Saladin) in 1170 AD. The island had another castles before in old Arabic era and in 1116 AD by Baldwin.[2]

The Castles have played a major rule in the crusades, Mamluk and Ottoman eras.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Sinai castles
  2. 1 2 3 Said Aly Sinai, the meaning and importance (Arabic) ISBN 977-437-760-5

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