Krak des Chevaliers (French: [kʁak de ʃ(ə)valje]; Arabic: قلعة الحصن, romanized: Qalʿat al-Ḥiṣn, Arabic: [ˈqalʕat alˈħisˤn]; Old French: Crac des Chevaliers... 52 KB (6,189 words) - 20:51, 2 May 2024 |
Crusader fortress of Krak des Chevaliers fell to the Mamluk sultan Baybars in 1271. Baybars went north to deal with Krak des Chevaliers after the death of... 5 KB (472 words) - 10:11, 20 March 2024 |
whose call sign was KRAK from 2001 to 2017 a term from Medieval Arabic karak meaning 'fortress' (Old French: crac): Krak des Chevaliers, a Crusader castle... 826 bytes (150 words) - 03:21, 9 July 2023 |
fortress, borrowed in Old French as crac (Modern French: krak): Krak des Chevaliers Kerak Castle Krak de Montreal Al-Karak or Kerak, city in Jordan, named... 2 KB (243 words) - 13:09, 19 August 2023 |
Kerak Castle (redirect from Krak in Moab) less sophisticated than that of concentric crusader castles like Krak des Chevaliers, and its masonry is comparatively crude. Many of its defenses were... 18 KB (2,196 words) - 05:49, 29 October 2023 |
cases, machicolations, all aimed at an active style of defence. The Krak des Chevaliers in Syria is the best-preserved of the concentric crusader castles... 8 KB (992 words) - 09:53, 8 May 2024 |
Baibers weakened the military orders by capturing the castles of Krak des Chevaliers and Montfort before returning his attention to the Mongols of the... 138 KB (18,947 words) - 05:41, 26 April 2024 |
was also destroyed during the campaign. The Hospitaller fortress Krak des Chevaliers fell three years later. While Louis IX of France launched the Eighth... 9 KB (1,137 words) - 22:46, 14 February 2024 |
space and a large fighting platform on top. The large towers at Krak des Chevaliers and the gate towers at Harlech are good examples. Armenian castles... 5 KB (547 words) - 22:56, 24 December 2023 |
Byblos to Latakia and including the plain of Akkar with the famous Krak des Chevaliers. Tripoli was also the seat of a bishopric. Tripoli was home to a... 60 KB (6,678 words) - 19:54, 2 May 2024 |
Syria, located to the southeast of Tartous and to the northwest of Krak des Chevaliers. It is situated on the tops of three hills and the valleys between... 13 KB (898 words) - 06:51, 11 May 2024 |
the place located just a few kilometers north of the famous castle Krak des Chevaliers. Demographically, the valley is a regional center of Christianity... 5 KB (413 words) - 20:40, 28 March 2023 |
Judea, advancing as far as the regions surrounding what is now the Krak des Chevaliers. The city's markets were filled with traders and merchants doing... 9 KB (927 words) - 07:25, 17 September 2023 |
Latrines of Krak des Chevaliers in Syria... 8 KB (917 words) - 07:33, 9 April 2024 |
Most of his conflicts in Syria were with the Knights Hospitaller at Krak des Chevaliers or with Bohemond IV of Antioch, and were dealt with by his nephew... 80 KB (10,209 words) - 14:23, 3 May 2024 |
Knights Hospitaller (redirect from Ordre des Hospitaliers) power in the Kingdom and in the Principality of Antioch, were the Krak des Chevaliers and Margat in Syria. The property of the Order was divided into priories... 85 KB (9,373 words) - 05:32, 12 April 2024 |
The orders were responsible for the foundation of sites such as Krak des Chevaliers, Margat, and Belvoir. Design varied not just between orders, but... 112 KB (13,795 words) - 21:17, 20 April 2024 |
buildings. In the concentric castles of the military orders, such as Krak des Chevaliers or Belvoir, the inner bailey resembled a cloistered monastery, while... 5 KB (632 words) - 21:00, 9 May 2024 |
Rouge on the coastline to the southwest, Akkar to the south, and Krak des Chevaliers (the headquarters of the Syrian Knights Hospitallers) to the southeast... 5 KB (629 words) - 16:52, 26 May 2020 |
smaller castles in the area, including Chastel Blanc, he besieged the Krak des Chevaliers, held by the Hospitallers. Peasants who lived in the area had fled... 52 KB (6,243 words) - 22:40, 7 May 2024 |
in the Holy Land after the 1244 defeats. Hugues de Revel, lord of Krak des Chevaliers from 1243 to 1248, would become de Chateauneuf's permanent successor... 105 KB (14,397 words) - 11:04, 8 May 2024 |
pipeline carrying oil also runs through the gap. In addition, the Krak des Chevaliers castle is in the Homs Gap. The castle was built in 1031 AD to guard... 4 KB (332 words) - 18:57, 13 December 2022 |