"Your tour was canceled. I am sorry," my hotel manager in Hama, Syria, said to me, shrugging his shoulders. All morning I had been anxiously awaiting my departure for Krak des Chevaliers, a crusader ...

AMMAN — During the First Crusade, four states were established: the County of Edessa (1097 – 1150), the Principality of Antioch (1098 – 1287), the County of Tripoli (1102 – 1289) and the Kingdom of ...

Krak des Chevaliers (“Castle of the Knights”) is a fortress built by European crusaders in Syria. It is one of the most important preserved medieval castles in the world, and one of the best examples ...

The battle lines of the Syrian civil war are edging closer to Krak des Chevaliers, the most famous Crusader castle ever built. The massive walls and towers of the great fortress on its hilltop ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Located on a 2,000 foot ridge overlooking the Syrian plains, this medieval fortress combined Eastern and Western architecture to create the ...

Homs, SANA – Krak des Chevaliers (Crac des Chevaliers) is located in the western countryside of Homs, perched on a hill 750 meters above sea level. It is considered one of the most prominent ...

), also 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 ...

BEIRUT — The Syrian military on Thursday captured a historic Crusader castle that had long been a highly symbolic rebel bastion, the latest victory in an ongoing offensive along the Lebanese border, ...

BEIRUT — The music was pulsing as colored lights danced across the crowd. The DJs kept the party going until dawn. It was like any other rave, expect this one was held at a medieval castle, Krak des ...