Kerak Castle (Arabic: قلعة الكرك, romanized: Qal'at al-Karak) is a large medieval castle located in al-Karak, Jordan. It is one of the largest castles in the Levant. Construction began in the 1140s, under Pagan and Fulk, King of Jerusalem. The Crusaders called it Crac des Moabites[1] or "Karak in Moab", as it is referred to in history books.[2] It was also colloquially referred to as Krak of the Desert.[3]
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^Hindley, Geoffrey (2013-02-07). A Brief History of the Crusades. Little, Brown Book Group. ISBN 978-1-4721-0761-9.
KerakCastle (Arabic: قلعة الكرك, romanized: Qal'at al-Karak) is a large medieval castle located in al-Karak, Jordan. It is one of the largest castles...
Kerak was conducted by the forces of Muslim Sultan Saladin against the Crusaders and the Christian King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem at the KerakCastle from...
baronial parties. The marriage of Isabella and Humphrey was celebrated in KerakCastle in autumn 1183. Saladin, the Ayyubid sultan of Egypt and Syria, laid...
Toron, Humphrey IV, in October 1180. Isabella was then sent to live at KerakCastle with the lady of Oultrejourdain, Humphrey's mother, as far as possible...
French: krak): Krak des Chevaliers KerakCastle Krak de Montreal Al-Karak or Kerak, city in Jordan, named after KerakCastle Karak Governorate, Jordan al-Karak...
of the castle Ajloun CastleKerakCastle Montreal Tafilah Vaux Moise (Wu'ayra in Arabic) near Petra Aqaba – doubtful, no traces found; castle on Ile de...
butler of Baldwin II of Jerusalem in 1120. He ordered the erection of KerakCastle which became his seat in 1142. Pagan was an influential retainer of Baldwin...
Humphrey married Isabella in KerakCastle in autumn 1183. Saladin, the Ayyubbid sultan of Egypt and Syria, laid siege to Kerak during the wedding, but Baldwin...
Ajloun Castle (Arabic: قلعة عجلون; transliterated: Qalʻat 'Ajloun), medieval name Qalʻat ar-Rabad, is a 12th-century Muslim castle situated in northwestern...
succeeded his uncle, Pagan the Butler, and continued the construction of KerakCastle. He granted fiefs to the Knights Hospitaller in his domains. He participated...
The Aqaba Castle or Aqaba Fort (Arabic: قلعة العقبة, romanized: Qalʿat al-ʿAqaba), also known as the Mamluk Castle of Aqaba, Jordan, is a Mamluk and Ottoman...
1142, Fulk built the castle of Kerak (Crac des Moabites), replacing Montreal as the Crusader stronghold in the area. Other castles in Oultrejordain included...
Chevaliers, a Crusader castle in present-day Syria KerakCastle, originally known in Old French as Crac des Moabites Montreal (Crusader castle), originally known...
the lack of evidence that artillery ever threatened the defenses of KerakCastle between 1170 and 1188. Marshall maintains that "the methods of attack...
bloodshed. But two years later, in 1182, the lord of the Transjordan fief of Kerak, Reynald of Châtillon, ruthlessly attacked Muslim caravans passing through...
Oultrejordain to secure a route between Egypt and Syria. He raids the region at KerakCastle. Pro-Fatimid rising in Upper Egypt led by Kanz al-Dawla, governor of...
complexes in Jordan from across all historical periods: forts, fortresses, castles, fortified palace complexes, caravanserais, pilgrims' inns, etc. Some date...
was required to directly swear fealty to the king. Philip strengthened KerakCastle with a ditch and towers. He made a pilgrimage to Saint Catherine's Monastery...
Khirbet Kerak (Arabic: خربة الكرك Khirbet al-Karak, "the ruin of the fortress") or Beth Yerah (Hebrew: בית ירח, "House of the Moon (god)") (also Khirbat...
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