Kerak Castle

Kerak Castle is a large Crusader fortress located in al-Karak, Jordan. It is certainly one of the most important crusader castles in the Levant. Construction of the fort commenced in the 1140s, beneath Pagan and Fulk, King of Jerusalem. The Crusaders known as it Crac des Moabites or "Karak in Moab", as it's miles often cited in history books. Pagan became additionally Lord of Oultrejordain and Kerak Castle became the centre of his electricity, replacing the weaker castle of Montreal to the south. Because of its position east of the Dead Sea, Kerak Castle become capable of manage bedouin herders in addition to the exchange routes from Damascus to Egypt and Mecca.

His successors, his nephew Maurice and Philip of Milly, brought towers and guarded the north and south facets with deep rock-reduce ditches. The maximum wonderful Crusader architectural characteristic surviving is the north wall, into which might be built substantial arched halls on stages. These had been used for living quarters and stables, however also served as a combating gallery overlooking the fortress approach and for shelter towards missiles from siege engines.