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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.by Arian Zwegers, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commonsby Bernard Gagnon, GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commonsby Bgag, GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia CommonsElevation: 662 m
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World Heritage Site
Date of Inscription
2006
12th Century AD
Crusaders
Crusaders
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