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page 1Castles and fortifications of the Knights Templar

Monzón
Monzón () is a city and municipality in the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. It had a population of 17,176 as of 2014. The municipality is situated at the confluence of the Cinca and Sosa rivers, within the Cinca Medio comarca of the province of Huesca.
Dome of the Rock
Islamic building in Al-Aqsa, Jerusalem

Tartus
Tartus ( / ALA-LC: Ṭarṭūs; also known as Tartous and also historically known in the County of Tripoli as Tortosa) is a major port city on the Mediterranean coast of Syria. It is the second largest port city in Syria (after Latakia), and the largest city in Tartus Governorate. Tartus was under the governance of Latakia Governorate until the 1970s, when it became a separate governorate. The population is 458,327 (2023 estimate). In the summer it is a vacation spot for many Syrians.

Safed
Safed ( ; ), also known as Tzfat and officially as Zefat (), is a city in the Northern District of Israel. Located at an elevation of up to , Safed is the highest city in the Galilee and in Israel. In 2022, 93.2% of the population was Jewish and 6.8% was counted as other.

Arwad
thumb|A satellite image of Arwad, with Tartus on the [[Syrian coast to the east]]
Convent of Christ
cultural heritage monument in Tomar, Portugal
Novillas
Novillas is a municipality located in the province of Zaragoza, Aragon, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE), the municipality has a population of 667 inhabitants.
Kyrenia Castle
building in De jure Cyprus , De facto Northern Cyprus
Mount of Temptation
mountain in the Jordan Valley
Beaufort Castle
crusader fortress in Nabatieh Governorate, Lebanon

Latrun
Latrun (, Latrun; , al-Latrun) is a strategic hilltop in the Latrun salient in the Ayalon Valley. It overlooks the road between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, 25 kilometers west of Jerusalem and 14 kilometers southeast of Ramla. It was the site of fierce fighting during the 1948 war. During the period of 1949–1967, it was occupied by Jordan at the edge of a no man's land between the armistice lines. In the 1967 war it was captured by Israel and had been under Israeli control since then.

Bagras
Bagras or Baghrās, ancient Pagrae (; ), is a ruined medieval castle in the İskenderun district of Turkey, in the Amanus Mountains.
Sidon Sea Castle
fortress of the Holy Land (13th Century)
Middle Temple
one of the four Inns of Court in London, England
Castle of Almourol
castle in Portugal
Castillo de San Servando
cultural property in Toledo, Spain
Peniscola Castle
cultural property in Peniscola, Spain
Château Pèlerin
fortification
Monzón Castle
Spanish fortress
Cathedral of Our Lady of Tortosa
former Catholic cathedral in Tartus, Syria
Chastel Blanc
castle in Syria
Tel Yokneam
Archaeological site
Templum Domini
church building in Jerusalem, Kingdom of Jerusalem
Trapessac
thumb|Trapessac fortress
Trapessac () is a medieval fortress located 4 km north of the town of Kırıkhan in Hatay Province, Turkey. Trapessac was constructed in the 12th century by the Knights Templar and, together with the nearby fortress at Bagras, guarded the Syrian Gates, the principal pass between the coastal region of Cilicia and inland Syria.
Castelo de Tomar
building in Tomar, Santarém District, Portugal
Castle of Pombal
building in Pombal Municipality, Leiria District, Portugal
Burgata
Burgata (), also Burgeta, is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Sharon plain on Highway 57 between Netanya and Tulkarm, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hefer Valley Regional Council. In it had a population of .
castello della Magione
building in Poggibonsi, Italy
Tel Afek
Archaeological site in Israel
Castle of Castelo Branco
building in Castelo Branco, Castelo Branco District, Portugal

Roche-Guillaume
thumb|Templar fortresses in the Outremer
La Roche-Guillaume (perhaps modern-day Çalan Kalesi) was a medieval fortress of the Knights Templar located near the Syrian Gates in what is now the Hatay Province of Turkey.
Castle of Monsanto
building in Idanha-a-Nova, Castelo Branco District, Portugal
Le Destroit
archaeological site in Israel
Castle of Soure
building or structure in Soure , Portugal
Gastria Castle
ruined castle in Northern Cyprus
Tartus Castle
castle in Syria
Castle of Penamacor
Medieval castle located in Penamacor, Portugal
Castle of Mogadouro
building in Mogadouro, Bragança District, Portugal
Castle of Penas Róias
medieval castle in Penas Roias, Portugal
Cafarlet
Cafarlet or Capharleth (Crusader name) or Kafr Lam (Arabic name) is an Early Muslim coastal fortress of the Roman castrum type. Today it is located inside Moshav HaBonim, Israel, on lands of the now abandoned Arab village of Kafr Lam. It was built in the 8th or 9th century, during the Umayyad or Abbasid period to serve as a ribat against Byzantine attacks, and was significantly modified and reused by the Crusaders. It is one of the few surviving ancient fortifications in Israel featuring round watchtowers, indicating the fortress' origins predate the crusader era. Most surviving ancient fortif