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Atlit Description
District: Haifa

Altitude: 25m/80ft

Situation and characteristics

The large Crusader castle of Atlit lies 16km/10mi south of Haifa on a peninsula projecting into the Mediterranean. Since this is a military area closed to the public it is possible to get only a distant view of the remains of the castle.

History

The history of Atlit begins in 1187, when the Crusaders lost Jerusalem to Saladin. The Grand Master of the Templars thus had to leave his palace on the Temple Mount (the Omayyad Dome of the Rock), from which the Order took its name, and the Templars had to build new quarters at Akko, Atlit and elsewhere. The castle which they built at Atlit in 1218 was given the name of Castrum Peregrinorum or
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Hobbies & Activities category: Castle, chateau, palace;  Military attraction or museum
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