Abu Qobeis

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Abu Qobeis
Abu Qobeis, general view

Abu Qobeis, general view

Alternative name (s): Bokebeis
Creation time : 10th century
Castle type : Hilltop castle
Conservation status: ruin
Geographical location 35 ° 14 '5.9 "  N , 36 ° 19' 50.8"  E Coordinates: 35 ° 14 '5.9 "  N , 36 ° 19' 50.8"  E
Height: 300  m
Abu Qobeis (Syria)
Abu Qobeis

Bokebeis , also Bochebeis , Arabic قلعة أبو قبيس Qalaʿat Abū Qobeis , DMG Qalʿat Abū Qubais , is a ruined castle of the assassins in Syria in the Hama governorate .

location

The castle is located about 20 km north of the assassin fortress Masyaf on the eastern slope of the Jebel Aansariye near a side road that leads further into the Ghab plain through which the Nahr al-Asi (Orontes) flows. It is freely accessible.

history

The castle hill was already in use by the Byzantines in the 10th century when Basil II carried out a campaign to recapture Syria. In 1133 the fortification was held by a local emir, Ibn Amrun. During this time the castle was sold to the assassins.

The Crusaders may have owned the castle for some time in the first half of the 12th century before the assassins fully developed their power in this area. However, the only indication of this assumption is the fact that Bokebeis a tribute of 800 Goldbyzantinern to Margat had to pay. Under the assassins, the castle was able to maintain a certain degree of independence from the other assassin rule.

  • Outer gate

  • Core castle

  • Core castle

literature

  • Ross Burns: Monuments of Syria. IB Tauris Publishers, London / New York 1999.
  • Baedeker Syria. Verlag Karl Baedeker, 2000.
  • Walter Zöllner : History of the Crusades . VEB Deutscher Verlag der Wissenschaften, Berlin 1983.
  • Thomas Biller: Castles in the Crusader States. From aristocratic residence to "fortress". In: Castles and palaces in Saxony Anhalt. Issue 1, Halle / Saale 1992. ( online )

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