Lebanon · 12th century
Doubay Castle ranks #7,135 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #14 of the 17 mapped in Lebanon. Founded c. 1200, it is older than 75% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 763 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. 6 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Nabatieh, 20 km away. It is one of the 105 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Levant. See how Lebanon compares in the castle statistics.
Doubay Castle is a Crusader castle located near the town of Shaqra in Jabal Amel (southern Lebanon). It stands on the ruins of a Roman building and measures 125 metres in length and 80 metres in width.
Machine-translated from “قلعة دوبية” on the Arabic Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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