Margat-Qalaat al-Marqab, Baniyas, Tartus (Tartous), Syria
Margat, also known as Marqab from the Arabic Qalaat al-Marqab (قلعة المرقب, "Castle of the Watchtower") is a castle near Baniyas, Syria, which was a Crusader fortress and one of the major strongholds of the Knights Hospitaller. It is located around 2 km from the Mediterranean coast, approximately 6 km south of Baniyas.
The castle has been in a deplorable state until 2007, when some reconstruction and renovation started.
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