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Margat also known as Marqab from the Arabic Qalaat al-Marqab (قلعة المرقب Castle of the Watchtower) is a castle near Baniyas Syria which was a Crusader fortress and one of the major strongholds of the Knights Hospitaller. It is located around 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the Mediterranean coast and approximately 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of Baniyas. The castle remained in a poor state of preservation until 2007 when some reconstruction and renovation began.
