Citadel of Hasbaya
At the foot of Mount Hermon, the citadel of Hasbaya mixes architecture, Arabic and even Italian.
The small town of Hasbaya, the capital of Wadi el Taym, extends at the foot of its fortress in the South Lebanon.
The citadel is built on the bases of a 11th century cross castle, and has thick walls of more than a meter and fifty.
Conquered by the Emirs Chehab in 1170, his front door still displays their emblems: two carved lions.
It is converted into a palace and has up to 65 rooms spread over several levels, three of which are underground.
The wife of Emir Bachir Chehab II will arrange a Diwan with alternating black and white stones.
The black legend of the castle tells us that the prisoners’ heads were buried in his dungeons, which are now inaccessible.
Hasbaya, South Lebanon
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