🚩 Nimrod Castle

Syria · Asia · 33.25°N, 35.71°E

The Nimrod Fortress, also called Nimrod Castle, is a castle built by the Ayyubids and greatly enlarged by the Mamluks, situated on the southern slopes of Mount Hermon, on a ridge rising about 800 m above sea level. It overlooks the Golan Heights and was built with the purpose of guarding a major access route to Damascus against armies coming from the west.

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Quick facts

Country	Syria
Continent / region	Asia
Coordinates (approx.)	33.25°N, 35.71°E · view on map

Nimrod Castle is located in Syria, in Asia.

More fortresses in Syria

Qalaat al-Madiq.

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