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Alexandreion

Jericho Governorate, Palestine

Alexandreion (Greek), or Alexandrium (Latin), called Sartaba in the Mishna and Talmud and Qarn Sartaba in Arabic, was an ancient hilltop fortress constructed by the Hasmoneans between Scythopolis and Jerusalem on a pointy barren hill towering over the Jordan Valley from the west. It was likely named after Hasmonean king Alexander Jannæus (104–77 BCE).

Fort data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Other forts in Palestine