The thousand-year-old Krak des Chevaliers is one of six world heritage sites in Syria endangered by war.Credit: Mariano Melega Krak des Chevaliers – Fortress of the Knights – remains as ...

Even under Syria's intense sun, the windswept summit of Krak des Chevaliers is cooled by breezes that whip through arrow slits cut into the heavily-fortified structure. It stands as it has for ...

Government troops in Syria have recaptured the historic Crusader castle of Krak des Chevaliers from rebels, close to the border with Lebanon. An officer said the army had killed 93 rebels in ...

Columns are blackened with soot and vaults have crumbled in one of the courtyards of Syria's the Krak des Chevaliers, a Crusader castle that is a Unesco World Heritage Site and a victim of the ...

HOMS, 14 February (BelTA - SANA) - The Krak des Chevaliers is one of the most important and well preserved medieval castles in the world. Krak des Chevaliers is located approximately 40 kilometres ...

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 castle near the Syrian ...

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People walk past a damaged section of Krak des Chevaliers, whcih caused by the Assad regime shilling in 2014 (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved ...

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 Chevaliers, one of Syria’s most cherished cultural landmarks.