| Page Views: 1,621 Last Visit to Al Karak: - | ~Karak Crusaders~ by freya_heaven - last update: Mar 13, 2004 |
Karak is and ancient town, it is mentioned in the Bible as Kir, and lies in the path the ancient caravans and traders used between Syria and Egypt.
The routes were also used by the Romans and Greeks. The Romans name for Karak was Charamoba.
The main (and from memory) the only real reason to Visit Karak is to see the Karak Crusader Castle. built in 1132 AD. It only stayed in the hands of the Crusaders until 1188AD when it was taken by Saladin.
Dont forget to look in my other JORDAN related pages.
JORDAN JARASH MADABA, which also includes MOUNT NEBO, as there isnt a Mount Nebo Page PETRA WADI RUM AMMAN AQABA |
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kyoub Sun Nov 13, 2005 11:07 UTC The castle looks lovely. Was the carpeted ashtray their way of saying "no smoking,please"? Nice tips and photos. | matcrazy1 Fri Oct 7, 2005 23:42 UTC Thanks for showing us this unknown castle... amusing info on the owner The New Hotel, indeed :-) | Cristian_Uluru Thu Apr 28, 2005 09:17 UTC Thanks to visit my Karak page. On Friday I met only a group of tourist! Jordan is really a fantastic place!1 :) | mobarak Mon Oct 11, 2004 23:20 UTC hi freya haw you faind my sity al karak i hobe you anjoy thaer |
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