Belvoir Castle (Israel)

This article is about the Crusader castle in Israel. For the castle in England, see Belvoir Castle (England). For the castle in France, see Belvoir, Doubs.
Belvoir Castle
The remains of Belvoir Castle. Note the two circuits of defensive wall, one inside the other (concentric castle)
Belvoir Castle (Israel) is located in Israel
Belvoir Castle (Israel)
Shown within Israel
LocationIsrael
RegionNorthern District
Coordinates32°35′44″N 35°31′17″E / 32.59556°N 35.52139°E / 32.59556; 35.52139
Site notes
ConditionRuin

Belvoir Castle, also called Coquet by the Crusaders,[1] also Kochav HaYarden (Hebrew: כוכב הירדן, lit. 'Star of the Jordan') and Kawkab al-Hawa (Arabic: كوكب الهوا, lit. 'Star of the Wind'), is a Crusader castle in northern Israel, on a hill on the eastern edge of the Issachar Plateau, on the edge of Lower Galilee 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of the Sea of Galilee. Gilbert of Assailly, Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller, began construction of the castle in 1168. The castle ruin is located in Belvoir National Park, officially Kochav HaYarden National Park. It is the best-preserved Crusader castle in Israel.[2]

  1. ^ Pringle, Denys (1997). "Belvoir Castle (46)". Secular Buildings in the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem: An Archaeological Gazetteer. Cambridge University Press. pp. 32–33. ISBN 0521460107. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  2. ^ National Parks Authority of Israel