Crusader Atlas

Qal'at Hunin (Chastel Neuf)

Also known as Castellum Novum, Chastel Neuf, Mezudat Hunin, Horvat Mezudat Hunin

Major castle / fortress Israel Margaliot, Israel
Qal'at Hunin (Chastel Neuf)

Chastel Neuf ('New Castle') overlooked the upper Jordan from a ridge on the modern Israel-Lebanon border. Repeatedly fought over during the twelfth century, it was destroyed and rebuilt several times before finally being lost in 1266. The conspicuous standing masonry that dominates the Margaliot lookout today is largely Ottoman, but the Crusader moat and earlier walls can still be traced beneath it.

Coordinates: 33.2133°, 35.5353°

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