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Belvoir Fortress

from 1168 · 12th century · Also known as Kochav HaYarden

Belvoir Fortress is a crusader castle on a plateau above the Jordan valley, south of the Sea of Galilee in present-day Israel. Built by the Knights Hospitaller from 1168, it is one of the earliest concentric castles. After the Battle of Hattin it resisted Saladin for a year and a half before surrendering in January 1189.

Belvoir Fortress
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Belvoir Fortress. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/belvoir-fortress
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