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Description
This volume presents the results of the 1993 excavations in two towers at the impressive medieval ‘Al-Subayba (Nimrod) fortress in the Golan Heights, on the southern slopes of Mt. Hermon. It was built by the Ayyubids in the 13th century with the purpose of guarding a major access route to Damascus against armies coming from the west. It was later rebuilt as a palace and mosque by the Mamluks, and finally destroyed by an earthquake. The excavations cleared Tower 11 to facilitate the exit route to the postern gate. The history and building technology of the fortress are discussed.
EISBN
9789654065504
Publication Date
2001
Publisher
Israel Antiquities Authority
City
Jerusalem
Disciplines
Historic Preservation and Conservation | History of Art, Architecture, and Archaeology | Life Sciences | Religion | Social and Behavioral Sciences
Recommended Citation
Hartal, Moshe, "The al-Ṣubayba (Nimrod) Fortress: Towers 11 and 9" (2001). IAA Reports—Monograph Series of the Israel Antiquities Authority. 66.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.69704/iaaRepV000.1996.66
https://publications.iaa.org.il/iaareports/66
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