Trapessac

Trapessac, also called Darbsak, was a fortress in the Amanus foothills north of Antioch. Together with nearby Baghras it watched the passes between Cilicia and inland Syria, above the fertile Amik plain. The Knights Templar held the castle during the Crusades, strengthening a position that protected the northern approaches to Antioch. In 1188 Saladin's army besieged and captured Trapessac after fierce resistance, taking one of the principal Frankish strongholds of the region.