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PMR117K-20 Jordan, Al-Karak: the Crusader castle built by Baldwin I of Jerusalem in 1142 AD, which was beseiged and taken by Saladin in 1183. View along the formidable defence walls and extensive "glacis", which prevented attackers from climbing up. Keywords: picturesque, desert, Muslim, Islamic, national heritage, historic, defensive, fortifications, fortress

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Jordan, Al-Karak: the Crusader castle built by Baldwin I of

Jerusalem in 1142 AD, which was beseiged and taken by Saladin in 1183. View along the formidable defence walls and extensive "glacis", which prevented attackers from climbing up.
Keywords: picturesque, desert, Muslim, Islamic, national heritage, historic, defensive, fortifications, fortress