Qalʿat al-Ḥiṣn
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Qalʿat al-Ḥiṣn is the Arabic name for Krak des Chevaliers, a famed medieval Crusader castle and UNESCO World Heritage Site in western Syria.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Qalʿat al-Ḥiṣn canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Crusader castle
ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ fortress ⓘ medieval castle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Krak des Chevaliers
ⓘ
surface form:
Crac des Chevaliers
Hisn al-Akrad ⓘ Krak des Chevaliers ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Crusader military architecture ⓘ |
| builtFor | Knights Hospitaller ⓘ |
| capturedBy |
Baibars
ⓘ
surface form:
Sultan Baibars
|
| capturedInYear | 1271 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 11th century ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Ayyubid dynasty
ⓘ
Crusaders ⓘ Knights Hospitaller ⓘ Mamluk Sultanate ⓘ |
| country | Syria ⓘ |
| elevation | about 650 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| feature |
chapel
ⓘ
cisterns ⓘ concentric fortification ⓘ inner ward ⓘ massive curtain walls ⓘ moat ⓘ outer ward ⓘ stables ⓘ towers ⓘ |
| heritageCriteria |
UNESCO cultural criteria (ii)
ⓘ
UNESCO cultural criteria (iv) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 2006 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Homs Governorate
ⓘ
western Syria ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
border with Lebanon
ⓘ
Homs ⓘ
surface form:
city of Homs
|
| majorReconstruction |
12th century
ⓘ
13th century ⓘ |
| partOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site "Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din"
ⓘ
surface form:
World Heritage Site "Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din"
|
| recognizedAs |
masterpiece of medieval military architecture
ⓘ
one of the best-preserved Crusader castles in the world ⓘ |
| region |
Levant region
ⓘ
surface form:
Levant
|
| strategicRole |
controlled Homs Gap
ⓘ
guarded route between coast and interior of Syria ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteName |
UNESCO World Heritage Site "Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din"
ⓘ
surface form:
Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din
|
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 1229 ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Ayyubid–Crusader conflicts
ⓘ
Crusades ⓘ Mamluk period ⓘ |
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