Guide Category: Crusader Castles

Vaux Moise (Al Wu‘eira) is a small crusader castle founded by Baldwin I of Jerusalem in 1116 as an outpost of the larger…

Shobak Castle (Montreal), located on a hilltop site that is separated from the rest of the plateau of Edom, was the firs…

The ancient Crusader Castle of Karak, later a Mamluk fortress, lies within the walls of the old city and is one of the p…

Ledge- and cave-fortresses are not usually included in the typologies of Crusader castles because they rely almost entir…

If you are visiting Jerash from Amman, you can also visit Ajloun Castle situate a further 25 km North-East. Built on top…