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PMR116K-34 Jordan, As-Shobak: Shobak Castle, built by Crusader King Baldwin I in 1115, fell to Saladin in 1189 after an 18-month siege. One of the defence towers, with a view of the surrounding landscape. Keywords: picturesque, fortress, fortifications, defensive, historic, national heritage, Islamic, Muslim, desert

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Upload Date: 2012-11-17 21:09:03
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Jordan, As-Shobak: Shobak Castle, built by Crusader King Baldwin I

in 1115, fell to Saladin in 1189 after an 18-month siege. One of the defence towers, with a view of the surrounding landscape.
Keywords: picturesque, fortress, fortifications, defensive, historic, national heritage, Islamic, Muslim, desert