All morning I had been anxiously awaiting my departure for Krak des Chevaliers, a crusader castle near the Syrian coast that T.E. Lawrence once described as "the most wholly admirable castle in ...

Mr Barazi said he had just come back from a hospital in Tal Kalakh, a town just south of Krak, after a day’s fighting in which the army “had lost 10 dead and 27 wounded, while we killed 65 ...

Entrance fees for Krak des Chevaliers used to be 200 Syrian pounds (around $4 in early 2011) for foreign tourists, 50 SYP for locals and 20 SYP for teachers. Since reopening, it has been free.

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This was published 9 years ago. Last stand at Syria's Krak des Chevaliers As Islamic extremists continue to obliterate Roman and Christian shrines, one Syrian castle, defended by soldiers prepared ...

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 ...

The Krak des Chevaliers was one of the most important fortresses built during Crusades. The castle sits atop a 650-metre-high hill east of Tartus, on the other side of the Homs Gap, 27 kilometres away ...

Syria conflict: Clashes between rebels and army edge near to iconic Crusader castle Krak des Chevaliers. As the fighting creeps ever nearer to Syria’s landmark fortress of Krak des Chevaliers ...

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 ...

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