The Scandelion Castle was built by the Crusaders in what is today South Lebanon in 1116,[1] during the reign of Baldwin I of Jerusalem. Other sources indicate that they took the town known in medieval Arabic as Iskandarouna (Iskandaruna), called by the Crusaders Scandelion[2][better source needed] or Scandalion / Scandalium,[3] in 1124.[2] It became a strategic high ground, used to defend Tyre.[2] The site is today at the Lebanese village of Shamaa.
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[edit]- ^ Richard, Jean (2001) [1996]. The Crusades c. 1071-c. 1291. Cambridge University Press. p. 141. ISBN 978-0-521-625661. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ a b c Crusader Castles of Lebanon at thefreelibrary.com - better source needed!
- ^ Pringle, Denys (2009). "Iskandaruna (No. 106)". Secular Buildings in the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem: An Archaeological Gazetteer. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521102636. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
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