Krak des Chevaliers
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Krak des Chevaliers is a medieval 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 Kurdish troops garrisoned t
Krak des Chevaliers from the southwest
Krak des Chevaliers overlooking the surrounding area
Artist's rendering of Krak des Chevaliers as seen from the northeast. From Guillaume-Rey, Étude sur les monuments de l'architecture militaire des croisés en Syrie et dans l'île de Chypre (1871).
The area between the inner and outer walls is narrow and was not used for accommodation.
County of Tripoli
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The County of Tripoli was one of the Crusader states. It was founded in the Levant in the modern-day region of Tripoli, northern Lebanon and parts of northwestern Syria. When the Frankish Crusaders, m
Krak des Chevaliers
…rebuilding the castle in the 1140s and were finished by 1170 when an earthquake damaged the castle. The order controlled castles along the border of the County of Tripoli, a state founded after the First Crusade. Krak des Chevaliers was among the most important and acted as a center of administration as well as a military…
County of Tripoli coins: gold bezant with a text in Arabic (1270–1300), and Tripoli silver gros (1275–1287). British Museum.
Crusader coin, County of Tripoli, c. 1230.
Crusader coin, County of Tripoli, c. 1230.