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Name: Cacon fortress
Description: During the reign of the Crusaders, the Templar order built a citadel at the top of a hill in the place, which was called Keko. The Mamluks, led by the Sultan Bibers, captured the citadel in 1260, rebuilt it and turned the church back into a mosque.
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שם: מבצר קאקון
תיאור: בתקופת שלטון הצלבנים בנה המסדר הטמפלרי מצודה בראש גבעה במקום, שכונתה קקו. הממלוכים, בראשות השולטן ביברס, כבשו את המצודה בשנת 1260, שיקמוה והפכו את הכנסייה שבה למסגד.
הערות: השלטון הממלוכי עודד הגירה למקום ותרם להפיכתו למרכז מסחרי על הדרך הראשית שחיברה בין דמשק למצרים. בראשית המאה ה-14 נבנה בו חאן בפקודת מושל עזה. בתקופה הממלוכית בוצרה קאקון והייתה למרכז צבאי ומנהלי. לאחר הכיבוש העות'מאני במאה ה-16 היה במקום יישוב ובו 127 תושבים. בשנות השלושים של המאה ה-19, בשנות השלטון המצרי בארץ, נהרס הכפר בידי צבאו של אבראהים פאשא במסגרת דיכוי מרד הפלאחים.
מיקום: קאקון
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Author סתיו קונשטיק
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