Qal'at ad-Damm — Inn of the Good Samaritan

Also known as Maldoim, Adumim, Castrum Dumi, Cisterna Rubea, Turris Rubea, Rouge Cisterne, Inn of the Good Samaritan

On the hill above the traditional Inn of the Good Samaritan, halfway between Jerusalem and Jericho, stand the ruins of a Templar road fortress known as Cisterna Rubea ('the Red Cistern') or Qal'at ad-Damm. It guarded pilgrims on the notoriously dangerous descent to Jericho and the Jordan.

Coordinates: 31.8164°, 35.3594°

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