Shobak Castle
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moderate
8/10
best: morning, afternoon
remote, historic, mysterious
A local would say...
Saladin wrote scripture on the walls of a castle he conquered — the ink barely faded.
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A commanding Crusader fortress rising dramatically from the hilltop village of Shobak, this is a less-visited but equally atmospheric alternative to Karak. Ongoing excavations have revealed Crusader churches, a medieval market and a semicircular keep adorned with Saladin-era Quranic inscriptions.
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