Belvoir Fortress

a Pleiades place resource

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A Crusader fortress located in northern Israel. Gilbert of Assailly, Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller, began construction in 1168.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/802931429

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
32.5955937492, 35.5214931556

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Kokhav HaYarden (AD 640 - AD 1453) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- كوكب الهوا‎ (Kawkab al-Hawa: Arabic, modern)
- כוכב הירד (Kochav HaYarden: Modern Hebrew)

Belvoir Fortress makes connections with:

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Belvoir Fortress receives connections from:

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Place type:
castle

References:

See Further:

Wikipedia (English) Belvoir Fortress

Related:

Wikidata Belvoir Fortress (Q1010980)

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Belvoir Fortress: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/802931429> [accessed: 21 April 2025]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/802931429 |title=Places: 802931429 (Belvoir Fortress) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=April 21, 2025 7:56 am |publisher=Pleiades}}