Château d'Al-Karak

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monday
8 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
tuesday
8 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
wednesday
8 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
thursday
8 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
friday
8 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
saturday
8 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
sunday
8 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
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    Built in 1142 AD by the Crusaders and used later as a Mamluk fortress, Al-Karak, Karak or Kerak is another popular castle in Jordan, specially for being one of the largest in the country, containing a museum, plenty of rooms, stables, a church, dungeons and dark chambers, as well as narrow pathways
    A antiga fortaleza de Kerak, ou Karak, é um dos castelos mais famosos da Jordânia. Construído a partir de 1132, ele se eleva a 900 metros acima do nível do mar. 
    Castillo de las cruzadas famoso por su terrible historia. La vista por un lado se dice que da a lo que eran Sodoma y Gomorra. Tiene mazmorras y túneles con cámaras, cocinas, mezquitas e Iglesias y es muy interesante. Algo complicado llegar aunque en un mapa parezca cerca.