Crac des Chevaliers

fort · 850 AD – 2100 AD

An ancient castle, located in modern Syria. Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2006 as part of the "Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din" listing.

Coordinates

34.75693, 36.29474

Also known as

Crac de l'Hospital (fra), Husn el Akrād, Kalaat Hosson el Akrad (ara), Krak de los Caballeros (spa), Krak des Chevaliers, Qal`at el Hasn, Qalaat et Hosn, حصن الأكراد (ara), قلعة الحصن (ara), Ḥoṣn al-Ākrād (ara)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
• iDAI.gazetteer (Deutsches Archäologisches Institut) · CC BY
  iDAI.gazetteer, Deutsches Archäologisches Institut (CC BY)

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