This
impressive
fortress
seats
between
the
Golan
Heights
and
the
Mount
Hermon.
It
controls
an
ancient
road
between
the
city
of
Tyre
on
the
Mediterranian
and
Damascus.
The
fortress
was
first
built
by
the
Ayyubids
in
the
13
th
century
and
rebuilt
to
its
current
glory
in
the
same
century
by
the
Mamluks.
The
departure
of
the
Crusaders
by
the
end
of
the
century
made
the
fortress
obsolete.
The
fortress
name
is
following
the
controversial
biblical figure of Nimrod.
Today
you
can
visit
this
impressive
fortress,
enjoy
the
Mamluke
architecture,
the
massive
fortifications
and
the
all-around
view
of
the
Golan
Heights, Mount Hermon, and the Hula Valley
