Belvoir Castle (Israel)
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This article is about the Crusader castle in Israel. For the castle in England, see Belvoir Castle (England). For the castle in France, see Belvoir, Doubs.
Belvoir Castle, also called Coquet by the Crusaders,[1] also Kochav HaYarden (Hebrew: כוכב הירדן, lit. 'Star of the Jordan') and Kawkab al-Hawa (Arabic: كوكب الهوا, lit. 'Star of the Wind'), is a Crusader castle in northern Israel, on a hill on the eastern edge of the Issachar Plateau, on the edge of Lower Galilee 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of the Sea of Galilee. Gilbert of Assailly, Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller, began construction of the castle in 1168. The castle ruin is located in Belvoir National Park, officially Kochav HaYarden National Park. It is the best-preserved Crusader castle in Israel.[2]
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Location | Israel |
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Region | Northern District |
Coordinates | 32°35′44″N 35°31′17″E |
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Condition | Ruin |
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