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The
area
for
Qalaat
Al
Rahbeh
was
first
chosen
by
the
Abbassids,
who
built
a
small
fortification
here.
Then
under
Nur
Al
Din
it
was
rebuilt
to
guard
the
Euphrates
in
the
Crusader
period.
It
survived
for
over
a
century
and
it
was
used
by
the
Mamelukes.
However
the
destruction
incurred
on
it
by
the
Mongols
in
1260
and
1400,
left
it
abandoned
and
useless.
Known as Rahbet Malik Ibn Touk in Arabic, this castle, whose masonry was not very solid is now withering away and crumbling to pieces in the strong desert winds. A joint French - Syrian archaeological mission has been excavating the castle since 1978. |
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