🌲 Nimrod Fortress

Syria · Asia · National Park · 33.25°N, 35.71°E

The Nimrod Fortress, also called Nimrod Castle, is a castle built by the Ayyubids and greatly enlarged by the Mamluks, situated on the southern slopes of Mount Hermon, on a ridge rising about 800 m above sea level. It overlooks the Golan Heights and was built with the purpose of guarding a major access route to Damascus against armies coming from the west.

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Quick facts

Country	Syria
Continent / region	Asia
Protection type	🌲 National Park
Coordinates (approx.)	33.25°N, 35.71°E · view on map

Nimrod Fortress is a national park in Syria, in Asia. The details of why Nimrod Fortress is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

More protected areas in Syria

Jabal al-Bilas.

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