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Sep 23, 2020 · The castle got its present name from Syrian Druze refugees who fled to the Golan Heights after a sectarian civil war in 1860 in Lebanon and Syria. They named the castle after Nimrod, a biblical king and great hunter. Israel captured the Golan Heights from Syria in the Six-Day War.
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Nimrod (Hebrew: נִמְרוֹד) is a small Israeli settlement organized as a moshav, in the Golan Heights on the southern slopes of Mount Hermon, and is the highest such civilian settlement in Israeli-controlled territory at 1,110 meters (3,640 ft) above sea level.
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The Nimrod Fortress or Nimrod Castle ( Arabic: قلعة الصبيبة Qal'at al-Subeiba, "Castle of the Large Cliff", later Qal'at Namrud, "Nimrod's Castle"; Hebrew: מבצר נמרוד, Mivtzar Nimrod, "Nimrod's Fortress") is a castle built by the Ayyubids and hugely enlarged by the Mamluks, situated on the southern slopes of Mount Hermon, on a ridge rising about...
- Early structure : Hellenistic period (up to 30 AD)/Byzantine period (4th to 7th century AD), Late structure : Ayyubid period (12th and 13th century, Between 1229 and 1290
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- Early structure : Unknown, Late structure :Al-Aziz Uthman
The Nimrod Fortress is the biggest Crusade-era castle in all of Israel, a mountain-top stronghold spanning back to the 13th century. With views of much of the Golan, the Nimrod Fortress is situated on a peak neighboring Israel's highest and only snow-capped mountain, Mount Hermon.
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Jan 30, 2020 · 139. Looking at the fortress keep from the cistern. Courtesy Isaac Schultz. A fortified structure in the foothills of Mount Hermon, Nimrod Fortress is a physical reminder of the Crusades. The...
Apr 26, 2022 · Former Forbes Councils Member |. COUNCIL POSTMembership (fee-based) Nimrod Golan-Yanay is the CEO of Urban Aeronautics, the company behind the first wingless, eco-friendly, compact eVTOL...
