Nimrod Fortress - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Nimrod Fortress - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Nimrod Fortress or Nimrod Castle ( Qal'at al-Subeiba, "Castle of the Large Cliff", later Qal'at Namrud, "Nimrod's Castle"; , Mivtzar Nimrod, "Nimrod's Fortress") is a castle built by the Ayyubids and hugely enlarged by the Mamluks, situated on the southern slopes of Mount Hermon, on a ridge rising about 800 m (2600 feet) above sea level. It overlooks the Golan Heights and was built with the purpose of guarding a major access route to Damascus against armies coming from the west. Read more on Wikipedia
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