A 1933 depiction of Krak des Chevaliers, built by the Crusaders . Also known as Crac des Chevaliers, Ḥoṣn al-Akrād, Kurds Castle, Hisn al-Akrad and Fortress of the Kurds. Formerly known as Crac de l'Ospital. (In 1142 it was given by Raymond II, Count of Tripoli, to the order of the Knights Hospitaller). Also known as Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem, Order of Saint John and Ordo Fratrum Hospitalis Sancti Ioannis Hierosolymitani.

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Size: 5337px × 3338px
Photo credit: © Colin Waters / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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