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PMR117K-19 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 of the main road and the upper town, from the castle ramparts, showing the defensive "glacis" (slope) to prevent attackers from climbing up. Keywords: picturesque, desert, Muslim, Islamic, national heritage, historic, defensive, fortifications, fortress

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Photographer: Peter Michael Rhodes
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Upload Date: 2012-11-17 21:40:01
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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 of the main road and the upper town, from the castle ramparts, showing the defensive "glacis" (slope) to prevent attackers from climbing up.
Keywords: picturesque, desert, Muslim, Islamic, national heritage, historic, defensive, fortifications, fortress