RUINS ON THE WEST SIDE OF ATHLIT [Atlit]. The fortress was built by the Templars in the year 1218, and was the last place held by the Crusaders in Palestine. It was taken by the Sultan Melek el Ashraf el Khalil after his conquest of Acre in 1291. Wood engraving of from 'Picturesque Palestine, Sinai and Egypt' by Wilson, Charles William, Sir, 1836-1905; Lane-Poole, Stanley, 1854-1931 Volume 3. Published in by J. S. Virtue and Co 1883

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Size: 3696px × 4250px
Location: Palestine, Israel
Photo credit: © Historic Illustrations / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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