Saturday, October 26, 2013

Crac des Chevaliers, a Crusader castle in Homs, Syria


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The Crac des Chevaliers (Castle of the Knights) is located near Homs, a city in western Syria. The castle was the easternmost of five Crusader fortifications guarding the only major pass between Antakya in Turkey and Beirut in the Lebanon. 

Homs has played a central role in the ongoing Syrian civil war against the Baathist government and has suffered greatly from the conflict.

Stamp
Syrian President Bashar Assad. 

1 comments:

WaxonDanielsan said...

Quite surprised to see Syrian postal system still delivering mail!

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