Al-Karak

Description

The magnificent Crusader fortress of Al-Karak, located 124 km (77 miles) south of Amman, soaring above its valleys and hills like a great ship riding waves of rock, built in 1142 by Payen le Bouteiller.

Kerak Castle is a large Crusader castle located in al-Karak, Jordan. It is one of the largest crusader castles in the Levant. Construction of the castle began in the 1140s, under Pagan and Fulk, King of Jerusalem. The Crusaders called it Crac des Moabites or "Karak in Moab", as it is frequently referred to in history books

Kerak is one of the two major crusader castles in jordan on a craggy plateau 4.300 feet above sea level, it is a majestic fortress which was built to protect the approach to jerusalem the crusaders managed to hold it for 50 years until 1189 ad, when salah al din (saladin) defeated them and took the fortification into the fold of the arab world

While Kerak Castle had historically been used to protect the assets of crusader states in the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, today its job is much more mundane. The city surrounding Kerak Castle is home to roughly 170,000 people and is a "lively tourist destination. Many people travel along the ancient King's Highway to stop at Kerak on their way to other tourist sites.

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