Fortress

Krak des Chevaliers

Syria
Era
c. 11th–13th century CE
Coordinates
34.7567°, 36.2944°
Category
Fortress

The most intact Crusader castle in the world. T. E. Lawrence called it "the finest castle in the world." Damaged in the civil war.

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