User:ThinkingTwice/project page/List of Crusader castles

This is a list of castles in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East, founded or occupied during the Crusades. For crusader castles in Poland and the Baltic states, see Ordensburg.

In the Levant / Holy Land

Name	Crusader State	Image	Modern Country	Notes	References
Acre	Kingdom of Jerusalem		Israel	fortified city
Arsur	Kingdom of Jerusalem		Israel	also known as Arsuf or Apollonia - fortified city and citadel, stronghold of the Lordship of Arsuf; national park
Amouda	Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia		Turkey
Bagras	Principality of Antioch		Turkey
Beaufort Castle	Kingdom of Jerusalem		Lebanon
Belveer	Kingdom of Jerusalem		Israel	Crusader castle of which no traces remain; national park
Belvoir Fortress	Kingdom of Jerusalem		Israel	Kochav HaYarden National Park
Bet Shean	Kingdom of Jerusalem		Israel	Castle ruins next to ancient town, stronghold of the Lordship of Bethsan
Caco	Kingdom of Jerusalem		Israel	ruins of castle from Crusader and Mamluk periods; national park
Beth Gibelin	Kingdom of Jerusalem		Israel	castle ruins next to ancient town, stronghold of the Lordship of Beth Gibelin ; national park
Byblos Castle	Kingdom of Jerusalem		Lebanon
Caesarea	Kingdom of Jerusalem		Israel	fortified port city, stronghold of the Lordship of Caesarea ; national park
Cafarlet	Kingdom of Jerusalem		Israel	in Hebrew HaBonim Fortress - ruins of Umayyad castle reused by the Crusaders
Casal des Plains	Kingdom of Jerusalem		Israel	ruins of Crusader tower; inside town
Casale Umberti	Kingdom of Jerusalem		Israel	at az-Zib ) - Crusader "new town" with tower; nothing discernible at present
Castellum Regis	Kingdom of Jerusalem		Israel	inside village
Chastel Blanc	County of Tripoli		Syria
Chastellet			Israel	castle ruin by Battle of Jacob's Ford ; also known as Vadum Iacob, le Chastelez, Ateret, Qasr al-'Atra
Château Pèlerin			Israel	also known as Atlit Castle and Castle Pilgrim; off-reach military base
la Tour Rouge			Israel	la Tour Rouge or Turris Rubea at Burgata - Arabic: Burj al-Ahmar, Hebrew: Hurvat Burgata
Citadel of Raymond de Saint-Gilles	County of Tripoli		Lebanon
Citadel of Salah Ed-Din	Principality of Antioch		Syria	also known as Saône or Saladdin Castle
Kerak Castle	Lordship of Oultrejordain		Jordan
Korikos	Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia		Turkey
Krak des Chevaliers	County of Tripoli		Syria
Lampron	Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia		Turkey
Latrun	Kingdom of Jerusalem		Israel
Le Destroit	Kingdom of Jerusalem		Israel
Levonkla (Yılankale), or Castle of Snakes	Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia		Turkey
Margat, also known as Marqab	County of Tripoli		Syria
Masyaf Castle			Syria
Mirabel			Israel	in Hebrew: Migdal Tsedek, stronghold of the Lordship of Mirabel
Montfort	Kingdom of Jerusalem		Israel	inside national park
Montreal Castle	Lordship of Oultrejordain		Jordan
Mseilha Fort			Lebanon
Ramla	Kingdom of Jerusalem		Israel	stronghold of the Lordship of Ramla
Safed fortress			Israel	Saphet
Saint Louis Castle			Lebanon
Sarvandikar	Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia		Turkey
Ayasuluk Castle	Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia		Turkey
Sidon Sea Castle	Kingdom of Jerusalem		Lebanon	stronghold of the Lordship of Toron in the Principality of Galilee
Tartous			Syria
Toron	Kingdom of Jerusalem		Lebanon	stronghold of the Lordship of Toron in the Principality of Galilee
Tiberias	Kingdom of Jerusalem Principality of Galilee		Israel	The city was given in fief to Tancred, who made it his capital of the Principality of Galilee in the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
Tower of David			Israel	the citadel of Jerusalem
Tzippori			Israel	Sepphoris (Latin), Saffuriya (Arabic): tower; national park
Vaux Moise	Lordship of Oultrejordain		Jordan
Yehiam Fortress			Israel	Crusader name: Judin Castle; national park

Island of Cyprus

Name	Crusader State	Image	Modern Country	Notes	References
Buffavento Castle	Kingdom of Cyprus		Northern Cyprus
Famagusta	Kingdom of Cyprus		Northern Cyprus
Kantara Castle	Kingdom of Cyprus		Northern Cyprus
Kolossi Castle	Kingdom of Cyprus		Cyprus
Kyrenia Castle	Kingdom of Cyprus		Northern Cyprus
Larnaca Castle	Kingdom of Cyprus		Cyprus
Limassol Castle	Kingdom of Cyprus		Cyprus
Paphos Castle	Kingdom of Cyprus		Cyprus
St. Hilarion Castle	Kingdom of Cyprus		Northern Cyprus

In the Balkans

Name	Crusader State	Image	Modern Country	Notes	References
Rhodes, Palace of the Grand Master	Knights Hospitaller		Greece

Muslim castles built to oppose the Crusaders

This is a list of fortress specifically created to oppose the Crusaders and would not have been built if the Crusades had not been called.

Name	State	Image	Modern Country	Notes	References
Ajloun Castle	Ayyubid dynasty		Jordan
Nimrod Fortress	Ayyubid dynasty		Israel	originally Qal'at as-Subayba; national park Israel

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