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Beaufort Castle, Lebanon

Also known as Qal'at al-Shaqif

Beaufort Castle is a crusader fortress in southern Lebanon, standing on a cliff high above the Litani river. Held by the lords of Sidon from 1139, it was surrendered to Saladin in 1190 after a long siege, returned to the crusaders in 1240 and sold to the Templars in 1260, and was taken by the Mamluk sultan Baybars in 1268. In modern times it was a strongpoint in the Lebanese conflicts.

Beaufort Castle, Lebanon
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Lordship of Sidon

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Beaufort Castle, Lebanon. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/beaufort-castle-lebanon
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