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16-SEP-2008

Safita sept 2009 3687.jpg

One floor up there is a 13 x 26 meters room that would house the garrison. The walls here are slightly less thick and there is another system of arches. Three pillars make for bays, four on either side. Each bay has a firing point.

What we see now probably dates from reconstructive work after an earlier version, dating from around 1112, had been demolished by Nur al-Din during campaigns in 1167 and 1171. That work was executed about 1188, then an earthquake necessitated further improvement, so roughly the current donjon is from the 13th century. It fell into Muslim hands in 1271 when Sultan Baybars took it, when on his way to Krak des Chevaliers.

Nikon D3
1/15s f/5.6 at 14.0mm iso3200 hide exif
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Date/Time16-Sep-2008 16:20:36
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