Belhacem (Qalaat Abou El Hassan)

Also known as Qalaat Abou El Hassan, Belhasem, Belhacem Fortress

80-metre-high rocky outcrop (100 × 30 m) near Sfariyeh in the Jezzine region, first mentioned in Frankish chronicles in 1128 as a rear-guard defence for Sidon against attacks from the eastern mountains. Its signature survival is a semi-circular two-story tower-gate built with large rusticated bossage blocks — the same masonry signature seen at Beaufort. Fell to Saladin in September 1187 after Hattin and became an Ayyubid frontier post.

Coordinates: 33.5219°, 35.6081°

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