Fortress
Birya Fortress
🇮🇱 Israel · 20th century
Birya Fortress is a fortress built by the Jewish Palmach paramilitary during the British Mandate near the Jewish village of Birya and the Arab village of Biriyya. In 1946 the Birya affair took place here. Today the fortress operates as a museum.
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Birya Fortress ranks #4,199 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #16 of the 22 mapped in Israel. Founded 1945 — one of 118 atlas entries founded in the 20th century. See how Israel compares in the castle statistics.
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