Kerak Castle (Arabic: قلعة الكرك, romanized: Qal'at al-Karak) is a large medieval castle located in al-Karak, Jordan. It is one of the largest castles...
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siege of Kerak was conducted by the forces of Muslim Sultan Saladin against the Crusaders and the Christian King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem at the Kerak Castle...
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Al-Karak (redirect from Kerak in Moab)
(Arabic: الكرك) is a city in Jordan known for its medieval castle, the Kerak Castle. The castle is one of the three largest castles in the region, the...
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Kerak telor (English: Egg crust) is a Betawi traditional spicy omelette dish in Betawi cuisine. It is made from glutinous rice cooked with egg and served...
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Khirbet Kerak (Arabic: خربة الكرك Khirbet al-Karak, "the ruin of the fortress") or Beth Yerah (Hebrew: בית ירח, "House of the Moon (god)") (also Khirbat...
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The siege of Kerak was conducted by the Ayyubid Sultanate army against the Crusader fortress of Kerak. After a year and a half of blockade, the Crusader...
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The Kerak Inscription, also known as the Kemoshyat inscription, was discovered in 1958 in Jordan, near Wadi el-Kerak. It is a basalt inscription fragment...
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co-king before having himself taken in a litter to lift Saladin's Siege of Kerak. Baldwin failed to have Sibylla's marriage to Guy annulled and Guy's fief...
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Raynald of Châtillon (redirect from Reynald of Kerak)
Baldwin IV's sister, Isabella, in Kerak. Saladin unexpectedly invaded Oultrejordain, forcing the local inhabitants to seek refuge in Kerak. After Saladin broke into...
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relief of Kerak. In 1184, Saladin again besieged Kerak and once more fled before Baldwin IV's army. Knowing that all the king's troops were at Kerak, he attacked...
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French: krak): Krak des Chevaliers Kerak Castle Krak de Montreal Al-Karak or Kerak, city in Jordan, named after Kerak Castle Karak Governorate, Jordan al-Karak...
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Karak Governorate (redirect from Kerak Governorate)
With the coming of the crusaders, the Principality of Kerak was established, after which Kerak was a center front between the Ayyubids and the crusaders...
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Bernard Kerik (redirect from Bernard Kerak)
Bernard Bailey Kerik (born September 4, 1955) is an American consultant and former police officer who was the 40th Commissioner of the New York Police...
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Isabella to Stephanie's son Humphrey. The marriage took place in the castle of Kerak in 1183. The ceremonies were interrupted by the arrival of Saladin, who...
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List of universities in Jordan (section Kerak)
Amman Ajloun Aqaba Irbid Jerash Mafraq Kerak Tafilah Ma'an Shoubak Madaba Salt Zarqa This is a list of degree-granting universities and institutions in...
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Still in the 19th century, Robinson suggested that Tarichaea was Khirbet Kerak, a place situated to the south of Tiberias. This opinion was followed by...
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Baldwin again at the Battle of Belvoir Castle in 1182 and the Siege of Kerak in 1183. In 1177, King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, and Philip of Alsace who...
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Jola-Felupe language (redirect from Kerak language)
language is called either ɛlɔp eluɸay or ɛlɔp ɛjamuʂay (or Ejamatay in Husuy). Kerak (Keerak, Keeraku; also Her) appears to be a dialect, though Ethnologue assigns...
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the butler of Baldwin II of Jerusalem in 1120. He ordered the erection of Kerak Castle which became his seat in 1142. Pagan was an influential retainer...
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Interregnum (Transjordan) (section Kerak region)
The Interregnum (between rulers) period in Transjordan was a short period during which Transjordan had no established ruler or occupying power that lasted...
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Humphrey married Isabella in Kerak Castle in autumn 1183. Saladin, the Ayyubbid sultan of Egypt and Syria, laid siege to Kerak during the wedding, but Baldwin...
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On 25 September, Saladin left Cairo to take part in a joint attack on Kerak and Montréal, the desert castles of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, with Nur ad-Din...
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Levantine pottery (section Khirbet Kerak ware)
appearance. First discovered at Khirbet Kerak (Tel Bet Yerah) on the Kinneret during the 1920s, it is known as Khirbet Kerak ware, and it is associated with the...
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the center of the Lordship was moved to Kerak, a stronger fortress to the north of Montreal. Along with Kerak, the castle owed sixty knights to the kingdom...
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An-Nasir was compensated with the lordship of Kerak in the Transjordan region. An-Nasir Dawud was to rule from Kerak for the next thirty years. In 1239 he returned...
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Jerusalem, the crusading orders, the breakaway Ayyubids of Damascus, Homs, and Kerak) and the Egyptian army of the Ayyubid Sultan as-Salih Ayyub, reinforced...
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baronial parties. The marriage of Isabella and Humphrey was celebrated in Kerak Castle in autumn 1183. Saladin, the Ayyubid sultan of Egypt and Syria, laid...
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2018. Retrieved 31 December 2018. "O'tkir Yusupov: "Ektor Kuperga vaqt kerak..."". Archived from the original on 26 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January...
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Karantika Kebab Chapli kebab Doner kebab Kyinkyinga Shami kebab List of kebabs Kerak telor Ketoprak Khachapuri Khanom Tokyo Kikiam Knish Kwek Kwek Laksa Lángos...
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