Crac des Chevaliers

Crac des Chevaliers is a locality in , and has about 356 residents. Crac des Chevaliers is situated near the village , as well as near .
  • Locality with 356 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 758 metres (2,487 feet)
  • Also known as
    “Husn el Akrād”
    “Kalaat Hosson el Akrad”
    “Krak des Chevaliers”
    “Qal`at al Ḩişn”
    “Qal`at al Ḩuşn”
    “Qal`at el Hasn”
    “Qal`at el Husn”
    “Qalaat el Hosn”
    “Qalaat et Hosn”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Krak des Chevaliers and Lady of the Valley Sculpture.
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located near in …
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The Lady of the Valley is a Marian shrine inaugurated…
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Saint George Monastery or Deir Mar Georges…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kafra and Marmarita.
is a village in northern located west of in the .
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is a village in northwestern , located west of Homs.
Al-Nasirah is a small Christian town in northwestern…

Crac des Chevaliers

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Latitude
34.78575° or 34° 47′ 9″ north
Longitude
36.27239° or 36° 16′ 21″ east
Open location code
8G6RQ7PC+8X
Geo­Names ID
166230

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Crac des Chevaliers” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة الحصن”
  • Danish: “Krak des Chevaliers”
  • Dutch: “Krak des Chevaliers”
  • French: “Krak des Chevaliers”
  • Galician: “Krak dos Cabaleiros”
  • German: “Krak des Chevaliers”
  • Hebrew: “קראק דה שבלייה”
  • Italian: “Krak dei Cavalieri”
  • Japanese: “クラック・デ・シュヴァリエ”
  • Persian: “دژ کردان”
  • Polish: “Krak des Chevaliers”
  • Russian: “Крак-де-Шевалье”
  • Serbian: “Крак де Шевалије”
  • Slovenian: “Krak des Chevaliers”
  • Spanish: “Krak de los Caballeros”
  • Swedish: “Krak des Chevaliers”
  • Welsh: “Krak des Chevaliers”

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