Chastel Rouge

Tartus Governorate, Syria

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Chastel Rouge, also called Qal'at Yahmur, is a small Crusader castle ruin in Tartus Governorate, northwestern Syria. It belonged to the County of Tripoli and stands in the village of Yahmur, about 12 kilometres from Tartus and 10 kilometres from Safita, near the Crusader castles of Tortosa and Chastel Blanc. It is also identified with the Castrum Rubrum of Latin texts.

Type: castle, archaeological site, castle ruin
Place: Tartus Governorate, Syria

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