Qal’at Salah El-Din/Fortress of Saladin
a Pleiades
place
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Creators: Adam Prins
Creators: Adam Prins
Contributors:
Jeffrey Becker
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Oct 31, 2024 11:48 AM
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An ancient castle, located in modern Syria. Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2006 as part of the "Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din" listing.
500 km
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/397378357
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- Representative Locations:
- Qal’at Salah El-Din/Fortress of Saladin (AD 850 - AD 1200) accuracy: +/- 4 meters.
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fort, tower (deprecated)
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Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2006 as part of the "Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din" listing under criteria ii and iv of UNESCO's World Heritage List Operational Guidelines.
The site's specific significance include:
- The fortress, which has been a feudal castle, as well as the residence of the regional governor
- The building's construction began in the 10th century AD and continued in the Crusader period by the Franks
- In the late 12th century AD, the Ayyubids continued construction
- Remains of residential buildings and cisterns
- Remains of two Byzantine chapels
Adam Prins, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Qal’at Salah El-Din/Fortress of Saladin: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2024 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/397378357> [accessed: 03 April 2025]
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