Krak Des Chevaliers Map

Lawrence as perhaps the best preserved and most wholly admirable castle in the world is the easternmost of a chain of five castles sited so as to secure the homs gap.it is located 65 km west of homs in direction of tartus, and reaches a summit of 750 meters above sea. The crac des chevaliers (krak des chevaliers) was built by the hospitaller order of saint john of jerusalem from 1142 to 1271. Krak 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 kurdish troops garrisoned there by the mirdasids; The construction of kerak began in 1142 and it took approximately twenty years to complete. The krak des chevaliers dates back to 1031 and the story claims that it has never been breached or captured during the numerous assaults on this impenetrable fortress!

The crac des chevaliers was built by the hospitaller order of saint john of jerusalem from 1142 to 1271.

“castle of the knights”) greatest fortress built by european crusaders in syria and palestine, one of the most notable surviving examples of medieval military architecture. The site was first inhabited in the 11th century by a settlement of kurdish troops garrisoned there by the mirdasids; The krak des chevaliers dates back to 1031 and the story claims that it has never been breached or captured during the numerous assaults on this impenetrable fortress! The main gate has a portcullis which closes by rotating the windlas on top.