Crac Des Chevaliers Research Paper
Crac des Chevaliers
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Crac des Chevaliers is the most famous medieval citadel in the world, (Qal'at Al-Hosn in Arabic) is sixty five kilometers west of Homs and seventy five kilometers south-east of Tartus, Syria.
Controlling the “Homs Gap” was the main reason Crac des Chevaliers was built, because it was the gateway to Syria. Syria communicated with the Mediterranean through this passage. The site was first settled in the 11th century by the Kurds; as a result it was known as Hisn al Akrad, meaning the "Castle of the Kurds". In 1142 RaymonsII, Count of Tripoli, gave it to the Knights Hospitaller. It remained in their control until it fell in 1271.
Geography
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Fight of Hattin, happened on July 4, 1187,and took place in northern Palestine, and marked the beating and destruction of the crusaders and Guy des Lusignan (king of Jerusalem) armies' (ruled 1186-92), by Saladin's Muslim forces. It paved the way for the Muslim recon quest of the city of Jerusalem (October 1187) and of the greater part of the three Crusader states—the county of Tripoli, the principality of Antioch, and the kingdom of Jerusalem—thus nullifying the achievements made in the Holy Landby the leaders of the first Crusades and alerting Europe to the need for a third …show more content…
Because it contains the best-preserved examples of Crusader art in the whole world, Crac des Chevaliers is important to scholars. But the castle has been damaged through out the years.
Political instability in Syria has killed about one hundred fifty thousand people and damaged some of the world's historic sites such as the ancient city of Palmyra and the 11th century Umayyad. A latest report by the Associated Press says that the Crac des Chevaliers is harshly damaged by modern warfare.
Crac des Chevaliers was built by the Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem in 1142 and fell in 1271. Now, Crac des Chevaliers is a UNESCO world heritage site.
The castle lies next to a city that went through a three-year conflict between President Bashar Assad's loyalists and army, and rebel forces.
The castle was used by the rebels and civilians as a shelter against the government's armed barricade in the region. The thick walls of the castle and its historical significance were the villagers hope to prevent from striking the castle.
In March, the media reported that the government recaptured the Crac des Chevaliers. The heavy airstrike killed ninety three rebels and destroyed several parts of the
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Crac des Chevaliers is the most famous medieval citadel in the world, (Qal'at Al-Hosn in Arabic) is sixty five kilometers west of Homs and seventy five kilometers south-east of Tartus, Syria.
Controlling the “Homs Gap” was the main reason Crac des Chevaliers was built, because it was the gateway to Syria. Syria communicated with the Mediterranean through this passage. The site was first settled in the 11th century by the Kurds; as a result it was known as Hisn al Akrad, meaning the "Castle of the Kurds". In 1142 RaymonsII, Count of Tripoli, gave it to the Knights Hospitaller. It remained in their control until it fell in 1271.
Geography
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Fight of Hattin, happened on July 4, 1187,and took place in northern Palestine, and marked the beating and destruction of the crusaders and Guy des Lusignan (king of Jerusalem) armies' (ruled 1186-92), by Saladin's Muslim forces. It paved the way for the Muslim recon quest of the city of Jerusalem (October 1187) and of the greater part of the three Crusader states—the county of Tripoli, the principality of Antioch, and the kingdom of Jerusalem—thus nullifying the achievements made in the Holy Landby the leaders of the first Crusades and alerting Europe to the need for a third …show more content…
Because it contains the best-preserved examples of Crusader art in the whole world, Crac des Chevaliers is important to scholars. But the castle has been damaged through out the years.
Political instability in Syria has killed about one hundred fifty thousand people and damaged some of the world's historic sites such as the ancient city of Palmyra and the 11th century Umayyad. A latest report by the Associated Press says that the Crac des Chevaliers is harshly damaged by modern warfare.
Crac des Chevaliers was built by the Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem in 1142 and fell in 1271. Now, Crac des Chevaliers is a UNESCO world heritage site.
The castle lies next to a city that went through a three-year conflict between President Bashar Assad's loyalists and army, and rebel forces.
The castle was used by the rebels and civilians as a shelter against the government's armed barricade in the region. The thick walls of the castle and its historical significance were the villagers hope to prevent from striking the castle.
In March, the media reported that the government recaptured the Crac des Chevaliers. The heavy airstrike killed ninety three rebels and destroyed several parts of the