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Syria
SYR
برج الصبي
Baniyas
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Burj al-Sabi (the Boy's Tower) is a Crusader-era stone tower on a hill beside the coast road south of Baniyas, which guarded the road and harbour leading to al-Marqab Castle.
Baniyas
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Baniyas
Al-Marqab is a huge black-basalt castle on a hill overlooking the sea about 6 km south of Baniyas. First fortified in 1062, it was bought by the Knights Hospitaller in 1186 and became their headquarters in Syria until the Mamluk sultan Qalawun besieged and took it in 1285. It is one of the largest Crusader castles in the region.
Baniyas
A fortress in Baniyas. Baniyas is a coastal town about 35 km north of Tartus, overlooked by the Crusader castle of al-Marqab.
Ain al-Duwair
A restaurant in Ain al-Duwair. Ain al-Duwair is a village in Tartus governorate, about 27 km north of Tartus.
Baniyas
A restaurant in Baniyas. Baniyas is a coastal town about 35 km north of Tartus, overlooked by the Crusader castle of al-Marqab.
Baniyas
A restaurant in Baniyas. Baniyas is a coastal town about 35 km north of Tartus, overlooked by the Crusader castle of al-Marqab.
Baniyas
A river in Baniyas. Baniyas is a coastal town about 35 km north of Tartus, overlooked by the Crusader castle of al-Marqab.