Nimrod Fortress

Nimrod Fortress was built in 1228 by the Ayyubi governor Al-Aziz 'Othman as a preemptory strategic move. Frederick II's army was headed from Acre to Damascus and Al-Aziz 'Othman saw the fortress as a way of blocking the road to Frederick's troops

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