Coliath
| Coliath | ||
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| Alternative name (s): | La Colée, Qalaat al-Qlaiaat | |
| Creation time : | before 1127 | |
| Castle type : | Niederungsburg | |
| Conservation status: | ruin | |
| Place: | al-Qlaiaat | |
| Geographical location | 34 ° 34 '55 " N , 36 ° 0' 57" E | |
| Height: | 40 m | |
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Coliath Castle or la Colée ( Arabic قلعة القليعات, DMG Qalʿat al-Qulaiʿāt ) is the ruin of a crusader castle near Qlaiaat in Lebanon .
history
The small castle is located on one level and about 2 km from the coast. It belonged to the County of Tripoli and secured the road between Tartus and Tripoli , together with the Arqa Castle, about 5 km further south .
The castle is first mentioned in 1127 when Count Pons of Tripoli bequeathed the castle to the Hospitaller Order. The Ayyubid Sultan al-Adil conquered the castle in 1207 and had it razed . Recovered and restored by the Crusaders, it was taken in the summer of 1266 by the Mamluk Sultan Baibars , who had the castle finally destroyed in preparation for the conquest of Tripoli.
The castle had a square foundation wall with square towers protruding from it and large vaulted halls on the inside.
Web links
- Coliath at maxime.goepp.free.fr (French)