Krak de l’Hospital

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Krak de l’Hospital is an alternative name for Krak des Chevaliers, the famous medieval Crusader castle in Syria renowned for its massive fortifications and strategic importance.

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Label Occurrences
Krak de l’Hospital canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Crusader castle ⓘ
fortress ⓘ
medieval castle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Crac des Chevaliers ⓘ
linked to: Krak des Chevaliers

Hisn al-Akrad ⓘ
Krak des Chevaliers ⓘ
architecturalStyle Crusader military architecture ⓘ
builder Crusaders ⓘ
builtBy Knights Hospitaller ⓘ
capturedBy Mamluk Sultanate ⓘ
Sultan Baibars ⓘ
linked to: Baibars
constructionStart early 12th century ⓘ
controlledBy Knights Hospitaller ⓘ
country Syria ⓘ
dateOfCapture 1271 ⓘ
elevation approximately 650 metres above sea level ⓘ
function administrative center for surrounding territory ⓘ
military stronghold ⓘ
garrisonCapacity several thousand soldiers (historical estimates) ⓘ
hasFeature chapel ⓘ
cisterns ⓘ
great hall ⓘ
inner ward ⓘ
massive concentric fortifications ⓘ
moat ⓘ
outer defensive wall ⓘ
stables ⓘ
towers ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
locatedIn Homs Governorate ⓘ
locatedNear Homs ⓘ
border of Lebanon ⓘ
locatedOn spur of the Jabal an-Nusayriyah (An-Nusayriyah Mountains) ⓘ
materialUsed stone ⓘ
nearbySettlement al-Husn ⓘ
ownerDuringCrusaderPeriod Order of Knights of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem ⓘ
linked to: Order of Saint John
partOf Crusader states fortification system ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site "Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din" ⓘ
defensive line guarding the Homs Gap ⓘ
rebuiltIn 13th century ⓘ
region Levant ⓘ
linked to: Levant region
religiousAffiliation Catholic military order ⓘ
significance important example of medieval military architecture ⓘ
one of the best-preserved medieval Crusader castles ⓘ
strategicImportance controlled access through the Homs Gap between the Mediterranean coast and inland Syria ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (ii) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 2006 ⓘ
usedFrom 12th century ⓘ
usedUntil 13th century ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Krak des Chevaliers → hasNameVariant → Krak de l’Hospital ⓘ