Scandelion Castle
The Scandelion Castle was built by the Crusaders in Lebanon in 1116,[1] during the reign of Baldwin I of Jerusalem, other sources indicate that they took the city of Iskandarouna, or Scandelion, in 1124. It became a strategic high ground, used to defend Tyre.[2]
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33°09′21″N 35°09′50″E / 33.1558°N 35.1639°E / 33.1558; 35.1639
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