Cafarlet

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• Early Muslim caliphates
• {{flagicon image|Arms of the Kingdom of Jerusalem.svg}} Kingdom of Jerusalem
• {{flagicon image|Cross of the Knights Hospitaller.svg}} Knights Hospitaller
• {{flagicon image|Cross of the Knights Templar.svg}} Knights Templar
• {{flagicon image|Mameluke Flag.svg}} Mamluk Sultanate
• {{flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Ottoman_Empire.svg}} Ottoman Empire}}

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Cafarlet or Capharleth (Crusader name) or Kafr Lam (Arabic name) is an Early Muslim coastal fortress of the Roman castrum type. Today it is located inside Moshav HaBonim, Israel, on lands of the now abandoned Arab village of Kafr Lam. It was built in the 8th or 9th century, during the Umayyad or Abbasid period to serve as a ribat against Byzantine attacks, and was significantly modified and reused by the Crusaders. It is one of the few surviving ancient fortifications in Israel featuring round watchtowers, indicating the fortress' origins predate the crusader era. Most surviving ancient fortifications in the region feature rectangular watchtowers, typical of the style prevalent in Europe during the time of the crusaders.