تحقيق لرنا جوني - 2013 Rana Jouniتقع في قرية علمان ، على تلة جبلية عالية يجري في أسفلها نهر الليطاني وتطل على وادي الحجير، مما يعطيها حصانة عسكرية قوية، وفيها انفاق تصل الى بلدتي زوطر الشرقية والغربية! كما تحوي على مسرب داخل الأرض يعبق منه أريج المسك والعنبر (كذا) !يعود تاريخها الى زمن الكنعانيين، ثم رممها الصليبيون، وفي زمن العثمانيين مكث بها آل علي الصغير حتى العام 1850 وهم أجداد آل الأسعد. ثم أُهملت فاحتلها الفرنسيون، وأقام اليـ.ـهود فيها مركزا عسكريا وهو المعروف بعلمان الشومرية. ومن ثم إحتلها الإهمال وغزتها الأعشاب وضاعت في غياهب النسيان.
by Rana Jouni - 2013 - The Alyazoun Castle, or the Forgotten Castle of Alman
Located in the village of Alman in South Lebanon, this castle sits atop a high mountainous hill with the Litani River flowing beneath it, overlooking Wadi Al-Hujair—a position that grants it formidable military fortification. Local legends circulate that the castle contains tunnels stretching all the way to the towns of Zawtar al-Sharqiyah and Zawtar al-Gharbiyah! It is also said to house an underground passage from which the scent of musk and amber wafts.
Its history dates back to the Canaanite era; it was later restored by the Crusaders, and during the Ottoman period, rulers from the Ali al-Saghir clan resided there until the year 1850. It was subsequently neglected until the French occupied it. Later, during their occupation of South Lebanon, the Jews established a military post within it, which became known as Alman al-Shumariyah. Ultimately, it fell victim to institutional neglect, overgrown with weeds and reduced to ruins.
by Rana Jouni - 2013 - The Alyazoun Castle, or the Forgotten Castle of Alman
Located in the village of Alman in South Lebanon, this castle sits atop a high mountainous hill with the Litani River flowing beneath it, overlooking Wadi Al-Hujair—a position that grants it formidable military fortification. Local legends circulate that the castle contains tunnels stretching all the way to the towns of Zawtar al-Sharqiyah and Zawtar al-Gharbiyah! It is also said to house an underground passage from which the scent of musk and amber wafts.
Its history dates back to the Canaanite era; it was later restored by the Crusaders, and during the Ottoman period, rulers from the Ali al-Saghir clan resided there until the year 1850. It was subsequently neglected until the French occupied it. Later, during their occupation of South Lebanon, the Jews established a military post within it, which became known as Alman al-Shumariyah. Ultimately, it fell victim to institutional neglect, overgrown with weeds and reduced to ruins.
