Al-Kahf Castle

Al-Kahf Castle or Castle of the Cave (Arabic: قلعة الكهف) is a medieval Nizari Isma'ili castle located around southeast of Margat, in the al-Ansariyah mountains in northwest Syria. History The castle was built around 1120 by Saif al-Mulk ibn Amrun, and was sold to the Isma'ilis 1138 by his son Musa. It served as the base of the Chief Da'i of Syria Abu Muhammad. Rashid ad-Din Sinan, the leader of the Isma'ili sect in Syria, used this castle initially as his base and hermitage. Sinan eventually d…