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.

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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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Krak des Chevaliers hasArabicName Qalʿat al-Ḥiṣn