Kalaat-el-Markab (Margat). Courtyard and audience hall of the Turkish Governor, Syria, 1859, by Louis De Clerq

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Margat, also known as Marqab from the Arabic Qalaat al-Marqab ( "Castle of the Watchtower") is a castle near Baniyas, Syria, which was a Crusader fortress and one of the major strongholds of the Knights Hospitaller. It is located around 2 km from the Mediterranean coast, approximately 6 km south of Baniyas.

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Location: Baniyas, Syria,
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