Krak de l’Hospital
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Krak de l’Hospital is an alternative name for Krak des Chevaliers, the famous medieval Crusader castle in Syria renowned for its massive fortifications and strategic importance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Krak de l’Hospital canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Crusader castle
ⓘ
fortress ⓘ medieval castle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Krak des Chevaliers
ⓘ
surface form:
Crac des Chevaliers
Hisn al-Akrad ⓘ Krak des Chevaliers ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Crusader military architecture ⓘ |
| builder | Crusaders ⓘ |
| builtBy | Knights Hospitaller ⓘ |
| capturedBy |
Mamluk Sultanate
ⓘ
Baibars ⓘ
surface form:
Sultan Baibars
|
| constructionStart | early 12th century ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Knights Hospitaller ⓘ |
| country | Syria ⓘ |
| dateOfCapture | 1271 ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 650 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| function |
administrative center for surrounding territory
ⓘ
military stronghold ⓘ |
| garrisonCapacity | several thousand soldiers (historical estimates) ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
chapel
ⓘ
cisterns ⓘ great hall ⓘ inner ward ⓘ massive concentric fortifications ⓘ moat ⓘ outer defensive wall ⓘ stables ⓘ towers ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Homs Governorate ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Homs
ⓘ
border of Lebanon ⓘ |
| locatedOn | spur of the Jabal an-Nusayriyah (An-Nusayriyah Mountains) ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | al-Husn ⓘ |
| ownerDuringCrusaderPeriod |
Order of Saint John
ⓘ
surface form:
Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem
|
| partOf |
Crusader states fortification system
ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site "Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din" ⓘ defensive line guarding the Homs Gap ⓘ |
| rebuiltIn | 13th century ⓘ |
| region |
Levant region
ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
|
| religiousAffiliation | Catholic military order ⓘ |
| significance |
important example of medieval military architecture
ⓘ
one of the best-preserved medieval Crusader castles ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | controlled access through the Homs Gap between the Mediterranean coast and inland Syria ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(ii)
ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| usedFrom | 12th century ⓘ |
| usedUntil | 13th century ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.