Region: Western Asia
Coast Line: Meditteranean Sea
Area: 185,180km2
Capital: Damascus
CRAC DES CHEVALIERS*
Crac des Chevaliers, is a Crusader castle in Syria and one of the most important preserved medieval castles in the world. The site was first inhabited in the 11th century by a settlement of Kurds; as a result it was known as Hisn al Akrad, meaning the "Castle of the Kurds". In 1142 it was given by Raymond II, Count of Tripoli, to the Knights Hospitaller. It remained in their possession until it fell in 1271. It became known as Crac de l'Ospital; the name Krak des Chevaliers was coined in the 19th century.
Crac des Chevaliers
Crac des Chevaliers
Crac des Chevaliers
Crac des Chevaliers, wine cellars
Qalaat Al Marqab in Arabic it means Castle of the watchtower. This is where Richard the Lionheart landed at the beginning of the third crusade.
Rusafa-the Byzantine Sergiopolis exists in ruins
Rusafa gate
Palmyra
Cave at Maschtal-Hilu
National Museum of Damascus
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