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Minat al-Qal'a
🇮🇱 Israel · 10th century
Minat al-Qal'a (Arabic: مِنَاة الْقَلَعَة, lit. 'harbour of the fort'; Hebrew: מצודת אשדוד ים, romanized: Metzudat Ashdod Yam, lit. 'Ashdod Yam Fortress'; Latin: Castellum Beroart) is a medieval coastal fort protecting the port known as Ashdod-Yam (lit. "Ashdod-on-the-Sea"), which was historically separate from Ashdod proper but whose archaeological remains are today located on the southern beach of the sprawling modern city of Ashdod. The fort was built by the Umayyads and later restored by the Crusaders.
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Minat al-Qal'a ranks #4,348 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #17 of the 25 mapped in Israel. Founded c. 950, it is older than 93% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 138 atlas entries founded in the 10th century. The nearest day-trip guide is Ashdod, 3 km away. It is one of the 113 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Levant. See how Israel compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Minat al-Qal'a?
Minat al-Qal'a stands in Israel, at 31.78028°, 34.62222°.
When was Minat al-Qal'a built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 950. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Minat al-Qal'a?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,348 of 8,134 worldwide, and #17 in Israel. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Minat al-Qal'a?
Qasr al-Basha, about 34 km away.
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