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قلعه المرقب
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قلعه المرقب

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Also known as Qalaat al-Marqab, Marqab, Qalat Marqab

Margat, also known as Marqab (), is a castle near Baniyas, Syria, which was a Crusader fortress and one of the major strongholds of the Knights Hospitaller. It is located around from the Mediterranean coast and approximately south of Baniyas. The castle remained in a poor state of preservation until 2007 when some reconstruction and renovation began.

Key facts

Settlement.utc_offset_DST
+3
Military installation.name
Margat
Military installation.location
Near Baniyas, Syria
Military installation.image
300px
Military installation.caption
Margat, a Crusader castle in northern Syria
Military installation.map_type
Syria
Military installation.map_size
280
Military installation.type
Concentric castle
Military installation.built
1062
Military installation.materials
Basalt
Military installation.condition
Ruin, under renovation
Military installation.ownership
Al-Markabi Family
Military installation.open_to_public
Yes
Settlement.official_name
Al-Marqab
Settlement.pushpin_map
Syria
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
280
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Governorate

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Country
Syria
Image
Marqab-crusader-castle-donjon.jpg
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Commons category
Margat
inception
1062-00-00
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