Jebel Seis Castle | ruins, archaeological site

Syria / Damaskus / ar-Ruhhaybah /
 castle, ruins, archaeological site
Desert residence, built under Walid I 709 a.C., mainly to relax and hunt gazelles. Fortified with thick walls, towers and a main gate, it harboured many roomes around a rectangular court with a reservoir underneath. The site was well chosen: protected in the midst of a crater close to a lake that at least was filled with water in spring.
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Coordinates:   33°18'12"N   37°21'34"E
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