Mseilha Fort

The castle Mousaylaha (Arabic مسيلحة, DMG Musaylaḥa in the Lebanese dialect Mseilḥa ) is a former Crusader castle in present-day Lebanon.

Location

The castle is located about three kilometers northeast of Batroun on the coastal road from Beirut to Tripoli.

History

The castle was first mentioned in 1109. The Crusaders they built in the flat, surrounded by mountains Nahr El Jawz valley on a single rocky outcrop, probably on the ruins of an ancient fortification. The lords then questioned the constable of the County of Tripoli, the Crusaders called the castle after them Puy du Constable (Latin castrum Constabularii ) - " Castle ( Hill) the constable ."

The castle was the center of the reign of Le Puy in the County of Tripoli. Which bordered on the south by the rule of Batroun and the north by the rule Nephin. The castle was finally conquered in 1278 by the Egyptian Mamluks.

In the 17th century it was expanded by the Emir of the Druze Emirates Fakhreddin II as a protective fortress of the coast road and defense castle during his rebellion against the supremacy of the Ottoman Empire again and re-attached. Today it stands empty, but in good condition. It is freely accessible and not a museum.