Wu’era Castle

Wu'ayra Castle is a ruined Crusader castle located in Wadi Musa, Jordan, 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) north of the main entrance to Petra. It was founded by Baldwin I of Jerusalem as an outpost of the larger Montreal Castle, which stands about 34 kilometres (21 mi) north of it at Shoubak. The area is extremely rugged and difficult to access. The site rises about 1,050 metres (3,440 ft) above sea level and is surrounded by a natural valley. It was conquered by the Ayyubids in 1188.

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Wu’era Castle ranks #6,031 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #16 of the 23 mapped in Jordan. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,079 times in the last 60 days, more than 50% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. It is one of the 113 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Levant. See how Jordan compares in the castle statistics.

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