crac des chevaliers damage Archives - ToursMaps.com ® http://toursmaps.com/tag/crac-des-chevaliers-damage Thu, 08 Sep 2016 13:01:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.9 CASTLE NEAR HOMS SYRIA http://toursmaps.com/castle-near-homs-syria.html http://toursmaps.com/castle-near-homs-syria.html#respond Thu, 08 Sep 2016 13:59:09 +0000 http://toursmaps.com/?p=221064 ARCHITECT UNKNOWN High on a rocky outcrop overlooking the Homs Pass in the Syrian desert stands the formidable Krak des Chevaliers, one of the finest and best preserved castles of the Middle Ages. Between the 11th and 13th centuries the rulers of Europe embarked on the Crusades, a series of unsuccessful attempts to recapture the Holy Land from the ruling Muslims, ostensibly to make Jerusalem safe for Christian pilgrims arriving there from the West. During these expeditions the Crusaders built a series of castles as military bases in areas that are now in Syria, Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan. Krak des

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