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  • Crac des Chevaliers

    Crac des Chevaliers, also Krak des Chevaliers, Crac de l'Ospital, Castle Alhsn, is a Crusader castle in Syria and one of the most important preserved medieval castles in the world. The site was first inhabited in the 11th century by a settlement of Kurdish troops and then rebuilt by the Hospitallers in the 12th century AD. The castle was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of Crac des Chevaliers and Qal'at Salah El-Din in 2006.
    The site is one of the elements that make up the UNESCO World Heritage site, Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din.
    World Heritage Site
    Crac des Chevaliers
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    Crac des Chevaliers
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    Crac des Chevaliers
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    Elevation: 662 m

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    Crac des Chevaliers

    World Heritage Site

    Date of Inscription

    2006

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    Castles and Fortresses

    Location

    Syria

    Homs Governorate

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    12th Century AD

    Crusaders

    Crusaders

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    Crusader Monuments

     

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