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    Kerak Castle (Arabic: قلعة الكرك, romanized: Qal'at al-Karak) is a large medieval castle located in al-Karak, Jordan. It is one of the largest castles...
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    Kerak was conducted by the forces of Muslim Sultan Saladin against the Crusaders and the Christian King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem at the Kerak Castle from...
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    baronial parties. The marriage of Isabella and Humphrey was celebrated in Kerak Castle in autumn 1183. Saladin, the Ayyubid sultan of Egypt and Syria, laid...
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    Al-Karak (redirect from Kerak in Moab)
    city in Jordan known for its medieval castle, the Kerak Castle. The castle is one of the three largest castles in the region, the other two being in Syria...
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  • French: krak): Krak des Chevaliers Kerak Castle Krak de Montreal Al-Karak or Kerak, city in Jordan, named after Kerak Castle Karak Governorate, Jordan al-Karak...
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    The siege of Kerak was conducted by the Ayyubid Sultanate army against the Crusader fortress of Kerak. After a year and a half of blockade, the Crusader...
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    Toron, Humphrey IV, in October 1180. Isabella was then sent to live at Kerak Castle with the lady of Oultrejourdain, Humphrey's mother, as far as possible...
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    of the castle Ajloun Castle Kerak Castle Montreal Tafilah Vaux Moise (Wu'ayra in Arabic) near Petra Aqaba – doubtful, no traces found; castle on Ile de...
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    center of the Lordship was moved to Kerak, a stronger fortress to the north of Montreal. Along with Kerak, the castle owed sixty knights to the kingdom...
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    attackers from seizing the bridge between the town and the castle. Saladin laid siege to Kerak. According to Ernoul, Raynald's wife sent dishes from the...
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