Belvoir Castle

Also known as Kaukab al-Hawa, Belvoir, Coquet

Belvoir — Kokhav HaYarden in Hebrew — is the best-preserved Crusader concentric castle in Israel. Perched 500 metres above the Jordan Valley, the Hospitaller fortress withstood an eighteen-month Ayyubid siege after the disaster at Hattin in 1187 and only surrendered on honourable terms in 1189, when the defenders were allowed to march out with their arms. Its massive walls, dry moat, inner and outer wards, and rounded corner towers are today the centrepiece of an Israeli national park.

Coordinates: 32.5957°, 35.5191°

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