The crusader castle 'Shobak Castle' was built in 1115 by Baldwin I, King of Jerusalem, and was originally called 'Krak de Montreal'. The castle was attacked several times by Sultan Saladin's troops and was captured by them in 1189 after a two-year siege. The Mamluks restored the castle in the 14th century.
nabataea.net/explore/cities_and_sites/shoubak-castle

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Peter W. Janakiew

October 25, 2023

Shobak Castle, the "Royal Mount" Montreal or Mons Regalis as it was formerly known, was the first Crusader fortress in a series of strongholds in Oultrejourdain, the area east of the Jordan River.

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Wogan99

February 22, 2024

Montreal, also Mons Regalis, Castrum Saboach, Arabic قلعة الشوبك, DMG qalʿat aš-Šawbak, is a former Crusader castle in “Idumaea” (Edom) southeast of the Dead Sea in what is now Jordan.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal_(Crusaders' Castle)

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