Shoubak

Montreal, or Qal'at ash-Shawbak in Arabic, is a castle built by the Crusaders and expanded by the Mamluks, on the eastern side of the Valley, perched on the side of a rocky, conical mountain, looking out over fruit orchards below.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: crusader castle in Shoubak, Jordan
  • Also known as: “Castrum Saboach”, “Krak de Montreal”, “Krak de Montréal”, “Mons Regalis”, “Montreal”, and “Montréal Castle”

Shoubak

Latitude
30.53149° or 30° 31′ 53″ north
Longitude
35.56091° or 35° 33′ 39″ east
Open location code
8G2QGHJ6+H9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 108392488
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q1362749
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Urdu—“Shoubak” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Krak de Montréal”
  • Afrikaans: “Montréal”
  • Arabic: “الشوبك”
  • Arabic: “قلعة الشوبك”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Mont-real”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Shawbak”
  • Catalan: “castell de Xawbak”
  • Catalan: “Castell de Xawbak”
  • Catalan: “Crac de Montreal”
  • Catalan: “Krak de Montreal”
  • Catalan: “Mont Reial”
  • Chinese: “蒙特利尔”
  • Chinese: “蒙特利爾 (十字軍城堡)”
  • Czech: “Hrad Šobak”
  • Czech: “Krak de Montreal”
  • Czech: “Krak de Montréal”
  • Czech: “Šobak”
  • Dutch: “Montreal (burcht)”
  • Dutch: “Montreal”
  • Esperanto: “Krak de Montréal”
  • French: “Crac de Montreal”
  • French: “Crac de Montréal”
  • French: “Krak de Montréal”
  • Georgian: “მონრეალის ციხესიმაგრე”
  • German: “Al-Shawbak”
  • German: “Burg Montreal”
  • German: “Crac De Montreal”
  • German: “Krak de Montréal”
  • German: “Montreal”
  • German: “Schobaq”
  • Hebrew: “מונראל”
  • Hebrew: “קראק דה מונראל”
  • Hebrew: “שובכ”
  • Hindi: “मॉन्ट्रियल किला”
  • Hungarian: “Krak de Montréal”
  • Hungarian: “Montréal”
  • Italian: “Castello di Montréal”
  • Italian: “Montréal”
  • Italian: “Shawbak”
  • Japanese: “モントリオール”
  • Lithuanian: “Monrealis”
  • Persian: “مونتریال”
  • Polish: “Montreal”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Montréal (Jordânia)”
  • Portuguese: “Castelo de Montréal”
  • Russian: “Монреаль”
  • Serbian: “Крак де Монтреал”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Krak de Montréal”
  • Slovenian: “Grad Montreal”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de Shawbak”
  • Spanish: “El Krak de Montreal”
  • Spanish: “Krak de Montreal”
  • Tatar: “Монреаль кирмәне”
  • Turkish: “Şevbek Kalesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Монреаль”
  • Urdu: “مونٹریال (صلیبی قلعہ)”
  • Urdu: “مونٹریال”

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