K.\l!i;iS IN JliKUSALK.M 



a large Crusader castle, which, at least 

 outwardly, is well preserved and has long 

 served as a barracks for Turkish troops. 



THK CRUSADKKS' IXKLUEXCK AT TRIPOLI 



Tripoli, like most of the towns in this 

 part of the country, has a varied history, 

 having been first dominated by the Phoe- 

 nicians, and then successively by the Se- 

 leucides, the Romans, the Moslems, the 

 Crusaders, and now the Turks. 



It was during the five-years' siege, be- 

 gun by Count Raymond of St. Giles in 

 A. D. 1 104. that the Crusaders built the 

 castle that overlooks the town to prevent 



any relief from coming from the outside. 

 This fortress during our visit was evac- 

 uated by the Turkish troops and the am- 

 munition removed to a safer place fur- 

 ther inland, in view of the war with 

 Italy. It is a rather elongated building, 

 the walls facing the ravine being higher 

 and better protected (see page 79). 

 From a Crusader's point of view, the 

 castle could not have been better placed, 

 but with modern artillery it would be an 

 inviting target to a man-of-war. 



The smaller town, called El Mina (the 

 ])ort), is located on the bay about two 

 miles from the larger town, the space 



n 



