Many Names This castle is known as Montreal Castle, Montreal Crusader Castle, Shoubak Castle, or Shobak Castle. He Who Ruled The Castle Ruled King’s Highway It was built in 1115 CE, and is located along the King’s Highway from Egypt to Syria. Whoever held the castle could tax traders and those on pilgrimages to Mecca…
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Shoubak, Jordan – The Smallest Hotel in the World
Souvenir Shop Before the entrance to Shoubak Castle, we stopped at a small souvenir shop. Smallest Hotel In The World The small souvenir shop hosts the Smallest Hotel in the World. The cost for an overnight stay in the renovated VW Beetle was 1 JOD. S, 🇯🇴
Shoubak, Jordan – Ancient Landscape
Ancient Landscape Shoubak’s landscape a woven tapestry of sandstone, limestone and granite caves and ruins. S, 🇯🇴
Shoubak, Jordan – The Outcasts Of Jordan – The Bani Murra Or Dom People
Fields Of Gold Our drive from Madaba to Shoubak included beautiful yellow fields of wheat and barley. Changing Landscape The landscape started to change from vast golden fields to twisting valleys between the rise and fall of hilly terrain. Outcasts Our driver Walid pointed out this Gypsy Camp. He explained that the people who populate…