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Syria This picture shows Moat of Krak des Chevaliers. It was taken on a travel to Krak des Chevaliers, Syria, Asia. It is one of the 6716 of travel photographs you can find on Traveladventures.org. You can click on the picture to see more pictures of Krak des Chevaliers. You can also send it as a free electronic postcard or download it for free, by following the links under the picture. Alternatively, you can follow the tags under the picture to find other travel pictures of a particular theme, or switch to another language. Enjoy your travel with pictures from all over the world! Show on map Locate Krak des Chevaliers on map Other languages: \| \| \| \| Categories Architecture Art Bridges City & Cityscape Coastline Culture & Religion Doors & Windows Events History Landscape Nature People Transportation Various	Picture of Moat of Krak des Chevaliers (Krak des Chevaliers, Syria) Part of the wall and towers reflected in the moat Send image of Moat of Krak des Chevaliers as a free postcard Download picture of Moat of Krak des Chevaliers Purchase Moat of Krak des Chevaliers (Syria) A medieval castle on a hilltop with magnificent views, Krak des Chevaliers or Castle of the Knights is an intact remainder of the Crusades. Once through the main gate, we walked around, marvelled at the enormous thick and high walls, and imagined how easy it must have been for defenders to keep this castle in their possession. In its heyday, the castle housed some 4000 soldiers and knights, and with their horses it must have been a lively place indeed. It was attacked, but never conquered. Only after the Crusades were over and Jerusalem was lost, did the last inhabitants give up after a short siege by Muslim warlord Baibar. This explains why the castle is still largely intact. Read more about: Krak des Chevaliers Tags for this picture: \| \| \| \| Asia Oceania blue silver canal lock castle lighthouse green red Krak des Chevaliers Chora Museum reflection waste Syria Vatican City
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