UNESCO
Arg-e Bam
The largest mud-brick citadel on earth, on the old trade routes of Persia.
Middle East
Citadels that watched over Silk Road cities, Saladin's Cairo and the castles of the Crusades.
4 forts
UNESCO
Arg-e Bam
The largest mud-brick citadel on earth, on the old trade routes of Persia.
UNESCO
Krak des Chevaliers
The great Crusader castle, taken at last by Sultan Baybars.
UNESCO
Citadel of Saladin, Cairo
Saladin's fortress on the Muqattam hills, crowned by a great Ottoman-style mosque.
UNESCO
Citadel of Aleppo
One of the oldest and largest castles in the world, on a hill above Aleppo.