Nimrod's Fortress
Posted
Monday, July 09, 2007
by
Charlie Trimm
Nimrod's Fortress has nothing to do with the Bible. But my excuse for putting up pictures is just that it is a cool place to wander around. It was built by the Muslims to guard against the Crusaders. It is just to the west of the Golan Heights and to the east of Banias. It sits on a hill and has a commanding view of the Hula Valley. Great views if there is no fog!
This is the view of the fortress from below (from Banias) and the next picture is from above the fortress (from Golan).
This cute little guy is a hyrex. Or a rock badger. Or a shafan. Whatever you want to call it.
This is a secret passageway into the castle. Not so secret now, though.
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