Krak des Chevaliers

Summary

Krak des Chevaliers is a concentric castle^[1]. It draws 1,041 Wikipedia views per month (concentric_castle category, ranking #1 of 3).^[2]

Key Facts

• Krak des Chevaliers is located in Al-Husn^[3].
• Krak des Chevaliers is located in Syria^[4].
• Krak des Chevaliers is in the country of Syria^[5].
• Krak des Chevaliers's instance of is recorded as concentric castle^[6].
• Krak des Chevaliers's instance of is recorded as crusader castle^[7].
• Krak des Chevaliers is owned by Knights Hospitaller^[8].
• Krak des Chevaliers is made of limestone^[9].
• Krak des Chevaliers's main building contractor is recorded as Shibl al-Dawla Nasr^[10].
• Krak des Chevaliers's main building contractor is recorded as Knights Hospitaller^[11].
• Krak des Chevaliers is part of Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din^[12].
• Krak des Chevaliers's Commons category is recorded as Krak des Chevaliers^[13].
• 1031 marks the founding of Krak des Chevaliers^[14].
• Krak des Chevaliers's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.75694444444444, 'lon': 36.29472222222222}^[15].
• Krak des Chevaliers's significant event is recorded as list of World Heritage in Danger^[16].
• Krak des Chevaliers's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Krak des Chevaliers^[17].
• Krak des Chevaliers's Commons gallery is recorded as Krak des Chevaliers^[18].
• Krak des Chevaliers's described at URL is recorded as https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/krak-des-chevaliers/^[19].
• Krak des Chevaliers's heritage designation is recorded as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site^[20].
• Krak des Chevaliers's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Krak des Chevaliers'}^[21].
• Krak des Chevaliers's different from is recorded as Kerak Castle^[22].
• Krak des Chevaliers covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+2.38'}^[23].
• Krak des Chevaliers covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+37.69'}^[24].
• Krak des Chevaliers's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (ii)^[25].
• Krak des Chevaliers's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (vi)^[26].
• Krak des Chevaliers's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Whindanger^[27].

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Geography

Krak des Chevaliers is in the country of Syria^[5]. Located in include Al-Husn^[3], a village^[28], in Syria^[29] and Syria^[4], a country^[30], in Syria^[31], founded in 1920^[32]. It is part of Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din^[12].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+2.38'}^[23] and {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+37.69'}^[24].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include concentric castle^[6] and crusader castle^[7]. Krak des Chevaliers's heritage designation is recorded as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site^[20].

History and Context

1031 marks the founding of Krak des Chevaliers^[14]. It is owned by Knights Hospitaller^[8].

Why It Matters

Krak des Chevaliers draws 1,041 Wikipedia views per month (concentric_castle category, ranking #1 of 3).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]