Arsuf (Apollonia)

Also known as Arsur, Tel Arshaf

Arsuf — ancient Apollonia — was a small but strategically placed port on the sandstone cliffs north of modern Tel Aviv. The Crusaders took it in 1101, and in 1191 its coastal plain hosted the Battle of Arsuf, one of Richard the Lionheart's most famous victories, when the Crusader army broke Saladin's harassing cavalry in a disciplined charge. The town remained in Frankish hands until 1265, when the Mamluk sultan Baybars besieged and destroyed it. The concentric castle with its rounded towers, harbour, and town walls is now an Israeli national park.

Coordinates: 32.1956°, 34.8068°

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