Salah El-Din castle

Coordinates: 29°27′49″N 34°51′36″E / 29.46352°N 34.85991°E / 29.46352; 34.85991

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

It was built by Salah El-din (Saladin) in 1170 AD. Castles were previously built on the island in the old Arabic era and in 1116 AD by Baldwin.[2]

The castles played a major rule in the Crusades, Mamluk and Ottoman eras.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Sinai castles Archived 2008-02-14 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. 1 2 3 Said Aly Sinai, the meaning and importance (in Arabic) ISBN 977-437-760-5
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