Akkar
| Akkar | ||
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| Alternative name (s): | Akkad, Kafr Akka, Cafaraca | |
| Creation time : | Late 10th century | |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle | |
| Conservation status: | Wall remains | |
| Place: | Akkar El Aatiqa | |
| Geographical location | 34 ° 31 ′ 30 " N , 36 ° 14 ′ 30" E | |
| Height: | 649 m | |
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Akkar (also Akkad , Kafr Akka , Cafaraca , Gibelacar ) is a ruined castle near the village of Akkar El Aatiqa (Old Akkar; Arabic عكار العتيقة, DMG ʿAkkār al-ʿAtīqa ) 45 km from Tripoli in northern Lebanon . It is located in the north of the Bekaa plain on the edge of the Lebanon Mountains on a mountain ledge at an altitude of 694 m.
It was probably built by Mouhriz Ibn Akkar at the end of the 10th century. At the beginning of the 12th century it was occupied by the Crusaders of the County of Tripoli . In 1127 Count Pons of Tripoli handed the castle over to the Hospitaller Order . On May 1, 1270 it was conquered by the Mamluk sultan Baibars I after a fortnightly siege . At the beginning of the Ottoman era it was owned by the Banu Sayfa clan (cf. Kurds ). In 1620 it was partially destroyed by Emir Fakhreddin II from Dair al-Qamar .
The Crac des Chevaliers fortress in Syria is about 25 km to the north .
Today remains of the castle can still be found in the form of wall sections of the buildings of the old town of Akkar. The 12th century church belonging to the castle has also been preserved.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Robert Lee Wolff, Harry W. Hazard: A history of the Crusades, Vol 2: The later Crusades, 1189-1311 . University of Wisconsin Press, Madison 1969, p. 581
Web links
- www.libanon-info.de (German)
- maxime.goepp.free.fr (French)