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This huge fortress was built by Izz al-Din Usama, a

commander and nephew of Salah ad-Din al-Ayyubi

(Saladin), in AD 1184-1185. The fortress is considered

one of the very few built to protect the country

against Crusader attacks from Karak in the south and

Bisan in the west. From its situation, the fortress

dominated a wide stretch of the northern Jordan

Valley, controlled the three main passages that led to

it (Wadi Kufranjah, Wadi Rajeb and Wadi al-Yabes),

and protected the communication routes between

south Jordan and Syria.