Sidon Sea Castle

Sidon Sea Castle
Sidon, Lebanon
Sidon Sea Castle, built by the Crusaders as a fortress of the Holy Land.
Site information
TypeCastle
Controlled byHouse of Grenier
Location
Sidon Sea Castle
Coordinates33°34′01″N 35°22′16″E / 33.567°N 35.3711°E / 33.567; 35.3711
Site history
BuiltAD 1228
Built byCrusaders

Sidon's Sea Castle (Arabic: قلعة صيدا البحرية, romanized: Kalaat Saida al-Bahriya) was built by the crusaders in the thirteenth century as a fortress of the Holy Land. It is one of the most prominent historical sites in the port city of Sidon, Lebanon.

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