Sidon Land Castle

The Castle of Saint Louis, also known as Qalaat al Muizz or the Land Castle, is a ruined castle in , . It was built in 1254 by French crusaders on the site of an earlier Fatimid fortress and was altered a number of times until the 17th century.
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  • Castle
  • …is also known as “Saint Louis Castle”
  • …dates from 1254

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sidon Soap Museum and Sidon Sea Castle.
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The Soap Museum is a based in a historic soap… is situated 260 metres north of Sidon Land Castle.
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Sidon's Sea Castle was built by the crusaders in the… is situated 750 metres north of Sidon Land Castle.
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is a church, which is situated 250 metres east of Sidon Land Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sidon and Hlaliyeh Saida.
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is a city in .
Hlaliyeh, also spelled Hilalieh, is a municipality of in .
, also spelled Bramieh, is a municipality… is situated 2½ km northeast of Sidon Land Castle.

Sidon Land Castle

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Latitude
33.56044° or 33° 33′ 38″ north
Longitude
35.37055° or 35° 22′ 14″ east
Open location code
8G5QH96C+56
Open­Street­Map ID
way 570195220
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q2967982

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Sidon Land Castle” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة القديس لويس”
  • Arabic: “قلعة المعز”
  • Arabic: “قلعة صيدا البرية”
  • Armenian: “Սուրբ Լուիսի բերդ”
  • Chinese: “聖路易斯城堡”
  • French: “Château Saint-Louis de Sidon”
  • French: “château Saint-Louis”
  • French: “Château Saint-Louis”
  • Hebrew: “מצודת היבשה בצידון, לבנון”
  • Hebrew: “מצודת היבשה בצידון”
  • Hebrew: “מצודת סן לואי בצידון, לבנון”
  • Slovenian: “Grad sv. Ludvika”
  • Spanish: “Castillo de San Luis”
  • Turkish: “Saint Louis Kalesi”

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