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Kerak Castle (Qal'at al-Karak)
Kerak Castle is a colossal Crusader fortress towering over the historic city of Al-Karak in southern Jordan. Built in 1142 by Pagan the Butler, Lord of Oultrejordain, the castle is infamous for its blood-soaked history under the ruthless Crusader knight Raynald of Châtillon. Raynald was notorious for flinging captives from the castle's highest battlements into the rocky ravine hundreds of feet below. Today, the fortress's sprawling subterranean dungeons, dark stone corridors, and ancient execution plazas are feared for spectral screams, phantom footsteps, and lingering spirits.