The Nimrod Fortress or Nimrod's Fortress, (Arabic: Qala'at al-Subeiba, Kal'at al-Subeiba or al-Subayba, or Qala'at Namrud, "Castle of the Large Cliff"; Hebrew: מבצר נמרוד, Mivtzar Nimrod) is a medieval fortress situated in the northern Golan Heights, on a ridge rising about 800 m (2600 feet) above sea level.
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