Minat al-Qal'a

Minat al-Qal'a
Aerial view of Minat al-Qal'a
Location Israel
Coordinates31°46′48″N 34°37′17.5″E / 31.78000°N 34.621528°E / 31.78000; 34.621528
Palestine grid114/132
TypeFort
History
PeriodsUmayyad

Fatimid

Crusader
Site notes
ConditionRuin

Minat al-Qal'a (اشدود; lit. "harbour of the fort") is a medieval coastal fort protecting the port known as Ashdod-Yam (lit. "Ashdod-on-the-Sea"), which was historically separate from Ashdod proper but whose archaeological remains are today located on the southern beach of the sprawling modern city of Ashdod. The fort was built by the Umayyads and later restored by the Crusaders.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Palmer, 1881, p. 372
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference hadashot125 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Pringle, 1997, p. 72