Krak des Chevaliers (Arabic: قلعة الحصن), also called Crac des Chevaliers, Ḥiṣn al-Akrād (حصن الأكراد, literally "Fortress of the Kurds"), and formerly Crac de l'Ospital, 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 Kurdish troops garrisoned there by the Mirdasids. In 1142 it was given by Raymond II, Count of Tripoli, to the order of the Knights Hospitaller. It remained in their possession until it fell in 1271.
Source: Krak des Chevaliers - Wikipedia
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The castle was partially damaged in the Syrian civil war from shelling and recaptured by the Syrian government forces in 2014.
The castle was partially damaged in the Syrian civil war from shelling and recaptured by the Syrian government forces in 2014.
Local guide Nabil Mallah checks if it is raining
Source: Krak des Chevaliers - Wikipedia