ID: ICPPASGR01 · © Carl Rasmussen · Added: 2005

Fatimid Glacis

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View looking south at the northern fortification of Ashqelon. This Fatimid/Crusader construction was built over the then 3,000 year old Middle Bronze Age glacis. The Fatimids ruled from A.D. 975 to 1171.

Keywords:Fatimid Fatimids · Glacis · Wall · Middle Bronze Age II · Gate Gates · Rampart Ramparts · Ashqelon · Ashkelon · Philistia · Philistines · Philistine Plain · Central · Israel · ICPPAS01