Moinetre

Le Moinetre (Arabic: قلعة المنيطرة, romanized: Qalʿat al-Munaiṭira, lit. 'The Little Watchtower') was a Crusader castle located on a hill near the present-day town of Munaitra, some 22 kilometres (14 mi) east of Byblos Castle, Lebanon.

Moinetre
قلعة المنيطرة
Byblos District, Lebanon
Moinetre
Coordinates34°4′24.61″N 35°53′40.57″E
TypeCastle
Site information
ConditionRuined

History

The small castle was ceded to the Crusaders in 1109 by Toghtekin, atabeg of Damascus, along with Gibelacar Castle, then it became part of the County of Tripoli.[1] In 1165/66, the castle was occupied by Nur ad-Din and the garrison was massacred.[2] In 1176, Count Raymond III recaptured the castle and surrounding region.[3][4]

Today almost no remains of the castle have survived.

References
  1. Lock 2013, p. 30.
  2. Tibble 2020, p. 211.
  3. Tibble 2020, p. 212.
  4. "Moinetre, le". orient-latin.com (in French).

Sources
  • Lock, Peter (2013). The Routledge Companion to the Crusades. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781135131371.
  • Tibble, Steve (2020). The Crusader Strategy. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300253115.
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