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Qalaat Ibn Maan

1200 to 1300 Ayyubid fortification to protect against potential of raids by Crusaders and Mongols

1590 to 1635 used by Lebanese Maanite Emire, Fakh al-Din to challenge Ottomans

David Hanlon fine art photograph of the base of the castle at ib-Maan

David Hanlon fine art photograph of the sunset in the Palmyrene desert from ibn-Maan