Israel · 12th century
Migdal Afek (Hebrew: מגדל אפק), also Migdal Tsedek (Tzedek, Zedek; Hebrew: מגדל צדק), is a national park on the southeastern edge of Rosh HaAyin, Israel. The ruins of a fortified manor house built by a sheikh during the 19th century, among which remains of the Crusader castle of Mirabel can be seen, are today known in Hebrew as Migdal Afek or Migdal Tsedek. It is the site of the depopulated Palestinian village of Majdal Yaba.
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Migdal Afek ranks #2,765 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #12 of the 23 mapped in Israel. Founded 1152, it is older than 80% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 756 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,392 times in the last 60 days, more than 60% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Tel Aviv, 17 km away. It is one of the 106 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Levant. See how Israel compares in the castle statistics.
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