Margat Castle

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Margat Castle is a massive medieval fortress in Syria built and expanded by the Crusader Knights Hospitaller, renowned for its strategic coastal position and well-preserved military architecture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Crusader fortress
archaeological site
medieval castle
builder Knights Hospitaller
builtBy Crusaders
capturedBy Mamluk Sultanate
Sultan Qalawun
constructionStart 12th century
controlledBy Knights Hospitaller
country Syria
dateCaptured 1285
elevation approximately 360 metres above sea level
era Middle Ages
expandedIn 13th century
garrisonedBy Order of Saint John
hasFeature chapel
cisterns
ditches
gatehouse
inner fortress
keep
massive concentric fortifications
outer enceinte
residential quarters
storerooms
thick curtain walls
towers
underground chambers
heritageStatus important Crusader archaeological site
historicalEvent siege by Mamluks
knownFor Crusader-period fortifications
size and strength
strategic coastal position
well-preserved military architecture
locatedIn Tartus Governorate
western Syria
locatedNear Baniyas
Mediterranean Sea
locatedOn volcanic hill
materialUsed basalt
limestone
nearbyCity Tartus
openToPublic yes
partOf County of Tripoli
Crusader states
region Levant
linked to: Levant region
usedFor administrative center
military defense
residence

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