Kingdom of Jerusalem

A clickable atlas of the castles, citadels, churches and fortified towns built or occupied by the Crusaders across the four Latin states of the Levant — the Kingdom of Jerusalem, the County of Tripoli, and the marches of Outremer in modern Israel, the Palestinian territories, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, the Golan Heights, the Gaza Strip and Sinai — during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Click any marker for a plain-language summary, Wikipedia links (English & Hebrew) and, where available, a photograph of what survives today. Toggle the Battles layer for the campaign moments that anchor the castles and the Pilgrim & trade roads layer for the network the castles guarded.

• ⛫ Capital cities (Jerusalem, Acre & Tyre)
• ◆ Major castles & fortresses
• ◉ Walled towns & citadels
• ■ Towers & smaller fortified sites
• ✚ Churches & religious sites
• ⚔ Battles (open-field engagements)
• 🏰 Sieges (assaults on fortifications)

Toggle the Crusader lordships layer to see the twenty-two baronies of the Kingdom of Jerusalem and the County of Tripoli drawn over the modern coastline, with clickable overlays for each fiefdom and for the great natural landmarks — the Dead Sea, Sea of Galilee, Lake Huleh and the Gulf of Aqaba.