UNESCO World Heritage Site "Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din"

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UNESCO World Heritage Site cultural heritage site serial heritage property

The UNESCO World Heritage Site "Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din" comprises two of the most important and best-preserved medieval Crusader castles in Syria, renowned for their monumental military architecture and historical significance in the Crusades.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din 1
World Heritage Site "Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din" 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
cultural heritage site ⓘ
serial heritage property ⓘ
architecturalStyle medieval military architecture ⓘ
associatedPeriod 12th century ⓘ
13th century ⓘ
associatedWith Crusader states NERFINISHED ⓘ
Crusades NERFINISHED ⓘ
authenticity largely authentic in form and materials ⓘ
bufferZone yes ⓘ
category cultural ⓘ
country Syria ⓘ
function defensive strongholds ⓘ
hasPart Crac des Chevaliers NERFINISHED ⓘ
Qal’at Salah El-Din NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageValue testimony to cross-cultural exchanges during the Crusades ⓘ
inscribedOnDangerListYear 2013 ⓘ
inscriptionYear 2006 ⓘ
integrity retains most of its original defensive structures ⓘ
locatedIn Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ
Syrian Arab Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ
western Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear Mediterranean coast of Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn mountainous ridge ⓘ
managementAuthority Directorate-General of Antiquities and Museums of Syria NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor exceptional state of preservation of fortifications ⓘ
representation of Crusader military presence in the Levant ⓘ
originalUse military fortress ⓘ
period Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ
protectionStatus nationally protected site of Syria ⓘ
region Arab States NERFINISHED ⓘ
significance one of the most important examples of Crusader castles ⓘ
outstanding example of medieval military architecture ⓘ
stateParty Syrian Arab Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ
threatenedBy armed conflict in Syria ⓘ
illegal excavations ⓘ
looting ⓘ
shelling and bombardment ⓘ
topography hilltop fortifications ⓘ
tourism major cultural tourism destination before Syrian conflict ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria criterion (ii) ⓘ
criterion (iv) ⓘ
criterion (v) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageListID 1229 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Krak de l’Hospital → partOf → UNESCO World Heritage Site "Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din" ⓘ
Qalʿat al-Ḥiṣn → partOf → UNESCO World Heritage Site "Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din" ⓘ
this entity surface form: World Heritage Site "Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din"
Qalʿat al-Ḥiṣn → UNESCOSiteName → UNESCO World Heritage Site "Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din" ⓘ
this entity surface form: Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din