Banyas - Nimrod's Castle

(Local Name: Qalat Nimrod) On a ridge of hill 3km/2mi east of the kibbutz of Snir, to the left of the road to Mount Hermon, is a castle built by the Arabs in 1226 under the name of Qalat Sudeiba and later occupied by the Crusaders. It is now known as Qalat Nimrod (Nimrod's Castle).