to-syria-with-love: KRAK DES CHEVALIERS - SYRIAQalaat al-Hosn (قلعة الحصن), more famously known as K

to-syria-with-love: KRAK DES CHEVALIERS - SYRIAQalaat al-Hosn (قلعة الحصن), more famously known as K
to-syria-with-love: KRAK DES CHEVALIERS - SYRIAQalaat al-Hosn (قلعة الحصن), more famously known as K
to-syria-with-love: KRAK DES CHEVALIERS - SYRIAQalaat al-Hosn (قلعة الحصن), more famously known as K
to-syria-with-love: KRAK DES CHEVALIERS - SYRIAQalaat al-Hosn (قلعة الحصن), more famously known as K
to-syria-with-love: KRAK DES CHEVALIERS - SYRIAQalaat al-Hosn (قلعة الحصن), more famously known as K
to-syria-with-love: KRAK DES CHEVALIERS - SYRIAQalaat al-Hosn (قلعة الحصن), more famously known as K
to-syria-with-love: KRAK DES CHEVALIERS - SYRIAQalaat al-Hosn (قلعة الحصن), more famously known as K

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KRAK DES CHEVALIERS - SYRIA

Qalaat al-Hosn (قلعة الحصن), more famously known as Krak des Chevaliers, is arguably the best preserved and most impressive Crusader castle surviving today. It is one of the highlights of a visit to Syria, and should be considered a must on any itinerary. The castle was been recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 2006.

Krak des Chevaliers or Crac des Chevaliers (French pronunciation: ​[kʁak de ʃ(ə)valje]; Arabic: قلعة الحصن‎, romanized: Qalʿat al-Ḥiṣn), also called Ḥiṣn al-Akrād (حصن الأكراد‎, literally “Fortress of the Kurds”) and formerly Crac de l'Ospital, 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 Kurdish troops garrisoned there by the Mirdasids. In 1142 it was given by Raymond II, Count of Tripoli, to the order of the Knights Hospitaller. It remained in their possession until it fell in 1271.

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