Tell es-Safi (Blanchegarde)

Also known as Blanchegarde, Blanca Guarda, Tall as-Safiya, Tell es-Safi, Tel Tzafit

Blanchegarde — 'the white watchtower' — was one of the ring of castles built around Ascalon in the 1140s, this one founded by King Fulk in 1142 on the chalky hilltop that gave it its name. A square quadriburgium with four corner towers, it fell to Saladin after Hattin in 1187. Today Tel Tzafit is best known for large excavations of Bronze and Iron Age Philistine layers, but the Crusader fort is still visible on top of the mound.

Coordinates: 31.6989°, 34.8461°

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