Its the most incredible place.
Krak des Chevaliers (French pronunciation: [kʁak de ʃəvaˈlje]), transliterated Crac des Chevaliers, is a Crusader castle in Syria and one of the most important preserved medieval military castles in the world. In Arabic, the fortress is called Qal'at al-Ḥiṣn (Arabic: قلعة الحصن), the word Krak coming from the Syriac karak, meaning fortress. It is located approximately 40 km west of the city of Homs, close to the border of Lebanon, and is administratively part of the Homs Governorate. Since 2006, the castles of Krak des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din have
been recognised by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
Via vaulted stables they could house 1000 horses and had enough storage to withstand a siege for 5 years.
Never captured by force. Even Saladin failed.
See Wikipedia for more. Indeed google more info. It is amazing.
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