When Moussa Abdel Karim Al Maamari was a young boy he had a crush on a girl. She said she was not interested in him because he was poor and she was rich and lived in castle. So, Moussa began daydreaming of building a castle. One day, while in school, Moussa’s teacher got irate at him for not following class instructions and drawing a castle instead. The instructor chastised him and tore the drawing. After those two events, Moussa resolved to build a castle and spent 60 years making his dream become reality.
Lebanese Arabic Transcript and English Contextual Translation
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مرحبا، أنا دارين. بحلقة اليوم، رح نزور قلعة استثنائية بجبل لبنان، اسما قلعة موسى. وهالقلعة مش بس مميزة بشكلا الهندسي اللافت، ومحتواها الجديد، بس كمان وراها قصة تحدي وكفاح ونجاح، على مدارستين سنة من حياة الشخص اللي بناها.
Hello, I am Darine. In today’s episode, we will visit an exceptional castle in Mount Lebanon called Moussa Castle. This castle is not only distinguished for its remarkable architectural shape and new content, but there is also a story of challenge, struggle, and success behind it, over the course of 60 years of the life of the person who built it.
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بتوقع قلعة موسى بين منطقة دير القمر وبيت الدين، بقلب جبل الشوف بلبنان.
سميت بقلعة موسى أو قصر موسى نسبة للسيد “موسى عبد الكريم المعماري”، اللي قام ببناء هالقلعة لوحدو، بعد قصة مؤثرة رح احكيلكن ياها.
Moussa Castle is located between Deir al-Qamar area and Beit el-Din in the heart of Al-Chouf Mountain in Lebanon.
It was named Moussa Fortress or Moussa Castle after “Mr. Moussa Abdul Karim Al-Me‘mari” who built this castle alone following a touching story which I will tell you.