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Qasr Bashir had other sisters who have not fared as well over the centuries. The Limes Arabicus is still a point of discussion among Roman Historians long after many of the Castra are gone.
Abu Al Kheraq is Northwest of Bashir. From the air you can see that it has the same footprint as Bashir, thanks to Roman military precision.
map coordinates 31.350452, 35.943562



Very little remains of Qasr El-Al and the sand has hidden the lines of the foundations.
map coordinates 31.389399, 35.994808


Fortifications 101, 620, 628,68 and 64 lie due weat of Al-Qatrana.
map coordinates 31.275279, 35.938770
map coordinates 31.279677, 32.936645

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Château de Bostfranchet can be found on the Bostfranchet estate , France.
map coordinates 45.469444, 3.903611
Occupied from the 12th century by the Pelet family, originally from the Narbonnais region, Bostfranchet is the place of origin for of the Beaufranchet (or Pelet de Beaufranchet) family. A manor house there was fortified under Charles I, Duke of Bourbon; walls, fortified towers and ditches were built.

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The Château de Vitré is a medieval castle in the town of Vitré, in the Ille-et-Vilaine département of France.
map coordinates 48.124444, -1.215278
The first castle in Vitré was built of wood on a feudal motte around the year 1000 on the Sainte-Croix hill. The castle was burned down on several occasions, and eventually was bequeathed to the Benedictine monks of Marmoutier Abbey. The first stone castle was built by the baron Robert I of Vitré at the end of the 11th century.

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Burg Stargard is located in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.
map coordinates 53.490283, 13.304795
The castle is first mentioned in 1170, as Stargart — meaning "old castle" in the now-extinct West Slavic language Polabian.

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Gnandstein Castle is located in Gnandstein, part of the city of Kohren-Sahlis, in the district of Saxony, Germany.
map coordinates 51.018, 12.576
The castle was built in the Romanesque style in the 13th century. Parts of the present building still date from this early period. The external walls were extended several times.

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Castle Donovan or Castledonovan or O'Donovan's Castle refer to the remains of an Irish tower house or túrtheach, in a valley near Drimoleague, Ireland.
map coordinates 51.691969, -9.282556
It is commonly believed to have been built, or at the very least augmented, by Donal of the Hides, Lord of Clancahill from about 1560 to his death 1584. The castle has undergone some restoration recently.

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Castello di Condojanni is located near the town of Condojanni, Italy
map coordinates 38.210096, 16.194926
The mighty donjon was built by the Normans around the XI century as a place of sighting and shelter for the population, following the intensification of raids Saracen along the coast of Calabria .

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Castello Cini di Monselice is located on a hill overlooking the town of Monselice in Padua, Italy.
map coordinates 45.242208, 11.755466
Castle Monselice is a complex of buildings consists of four main sections, built and renovated between the ' eleventh and sixteenth century . The oldest part, on the right as you enter the front door into the Great Court is the Castelletto, built in the early 11th century.

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Qasr Mushatta is located approximately 30 km south of Amman, Jordan.
map coordinates 31.7375, 36.010278
The castle was probably commissioned by caliph Al-Walid II (743-744). The facade of Qasr Mushatta now located in Berlin at the Pergamon Museum.

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Hagi Castle, also known as Shizuki Castle, is a ruined castle located in Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.
map coordinates 34.418580, 131.385304
Mori Terumoto lost his holdings around Hiroshima and was moved to Hagi following the Battle of Sekigahara when he supported the losing side. He built Hagi Castle in 1604, and his family continued to rule over it until the Meiji Restoration.

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Few may remember that Owain Phyfe was Welsh and grew up speaking Welsh as a second language.
Grosmont Castle is a ruined castle in Grosmont, Monmouthshire, Wales.
map coordinates 51.915278, -2.865833
Grosmont Castle is believed to have been founded as a wooden motte and bailey castle during, or shortly after, the time that William FitzOsbern was Earl of Hereford immediately after the Norman conquest of England. Typical of the Welsh border area, the castle changed hands many times and several had a hand in its building.

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Vecdole Castle is a ruined castle in the historical region of Vidzeme, in northern Latvia.
map coordinates 56.860436, 24.252006
Vecdole (Alt-Dahlen) was first mentioned in the May 23, 1226 church records. The castle belonged to a vassal bishop.

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Toron, now Tibnin or Tebnine was built in the Lebanon mountains on the road from Tyre to Damascus.
map coordinates 33.195714, 35.412325
The castle was built by Hugh of Falkenberg, second prince of Galilee, in 1105 to help capture Tyre.

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Chateau de Mersch is located in the centre of Mersch, in central Luxembourg.
map coordinates 49.747778, 6.103056
The castle was built in the 13th century by Theodoric, a knight in the service of Countess Ermesinde of Luxembourg.

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Westmalle Castle is located in the village of Westmalle, in the Campine region of Flanders, Belgium.
map coordinates 51.3061, 4.6952
The origin of Westmalle Castle goes back to around 1100 and was the residence of the representatives of the Dukes of Brabant.