INSANE CASTLE of SYRIA (Krak des Chevaliers)
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WOAHHH! I am so impressed by what I experienced today in Syria!
Welcome to the Krak des Chevaliers -- it's considered as the world's most preserved medieval castle that sits in the South Western region of the country near Homs.
It was built almost exactly 1,000 years ago, and despite being damaged a few years ago in the Syrian Civil War, it remains remarkably in tact. It was a pleasure to explore the ins and outs of this castle today -- I was the only tourist here!
The historical landmarks are just one of the MANY reasons why I have fallen in love with this Middle Eastern country. Stay tuned for my last video in Syria tomorrow -- I saved the best for last!
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You opened my mind up. Syria seems much better now, to me.
@Football Always / كورة دائمًا i am turk i agree with you
It is becoming better day by day,asshole USA destroyed them
@Football Always / كورة دائمًا you are troll.. please get out of here
videodude come to my channel and see kids your age
Devashish Joshi that’s homophobic
I love Drew and Syria! Sad to hear this is your 2nd last video in Syria
الزعيم الحصري كل زق
@@AbeTheFakeSage
🤣😂يعني بتقول هو جاسوس؟
@@mad-mullah3117 but he is visiting every country not just syria like a zionist
I am from Syria it’s a beautiful place to visit, just look at the view
You have recalled changed my view about Syria and its people. 😭😔
loving 💕 the Syrian people, amazing - much like everyone, everywhere, they just want peace, good food and respect
It looks like drew is enjoying Syria a lot
I've seen every video of Syria. Now i really want to visit Syria soo bad. It's sooo beautiful omg.
@Steve 99 IS doesnt exist anymore dumbass
Steve 99 isis doesn’t exist where in Damascus do you see a single gun then the police checkpoints near the border
White And Proud yes Syria is a good country but still is not rich so they don’t get to experience luxury that much
@White And Proud why are they in USA why you care iran took over sunnies houses and lands you are so races and redcalos. Amireca was built by killing native indians
@White And Proud oh really ? You destroy the country and then say syrian are not welcome in usa ? What a pathetic people . Americans create ISIS dumbass and destroyed syria so you assume what you have done
So Syria is now a better place? This opened my eyes a lot
World: Syria is a hell place to live in.
Drew: Syria is beautiful.
Love you Mr. Binsky
Syria is really welcoming as a country from inside, but not in the media.
Very True!👏💯
Syria so much history
Hi Drew. Thanks for this lovely video but you need to brush up on your history and provide some info and FACTS to make it more interesting in my opinion.
This fortress was built by the European Latin Crusaders which is why the interior reminded you of a cathedral (it also had a chapel that was in operation for more than a century after it was built) .
It Is located in the beautiful 'Valley of the Christians' in Western Home Province.
The valley has a majority Christian Population who live in more than a dozen picturesque villages and small towns. I visited all of them. My favorites are Kafra (amazing views), Marmarita (beautiful and dynamic town especially in summer with a couple of amazing restaurants and cafes where you will find much better food than anything you ate in Damascus because the food in the valley of the Christians is grown locally usually without hormones or pesticides and the zone is pollution free. The entire area is a pasture for goats, sheep etc so if you liked kibbeh in Damascus you will love it even more here) and Mzaynah which is a small village with a 1,500 year old stone Church and a lovely fresh water lake that is cool in winter.
The Christian population of the valley is currently estimated at 60,000 and at least 95% belong to the Eastern (Greek) Orthodox Church.
Some of the oldest Byzantine Churches in Syria are found dotted across the valley which is also considered a Holy Land because of the many Saints and Miracles that happened in and around them.
There is also one mid sized Muslim town which is called 'Al Husn' which is the Arabic name for the fortress you visited. Around 10,000 people live in this town which is a crowded, almost urban environment as the population are farmers so the land around is kept for farming whilst the town is strictly for living purposes.
Well what do you know, a Tayyar sheep
Did you visit Amar al-Hosn? That's my village
drew has the best vids in YT
Hey Drew ! I'll be in Lebanon soon and after seeing your video, im interested to go to.Syria ! Could you refer me to your guide please ?
instagram.com/ghaidaa_the_guide?igshid=hoif29359ewk . She is his guide
Thanks doing a great job
This castle is incredible!
You should visit it guys!
When i looked at the thumbnail,i was like "Assasin's creed."
Bruh
Nice Tomatoman close, I don’t believe this castle was in the first assassin‘s creed however the castle Masyaf was actually in it and it is fairly close by.
@@teutonicbohemian It just reminded me about it,but that's kinda interesting
Whatever you may think of Assad (and his father was an ally of USA in 1991), the Syrian governments understands the importance of the immense treasure and tries to preserve it.
The architecture is beautiful
Is similar like in Albania Rozafa Castle Shkodra
I really thought this country would be the last country you go to but ever since the first video on Syria you changed how I look at the country the media just makes you think the country is soo dangerous but in reality as long as you know where ur going it’s not as bad as the media puts it out to be
Syria is just 😮 💞
Unable to bear the destruction😫
What country do you think Drew likes from these countries in war,
Syria: like
Yemen: comment
Elias Ziad why not both?
When you're so fast you don't know what to say.😜😂
The crusaders were the builder.
I need to correct you Drew. It wasn't the 'Syrian Opposition' that occupied this fortress in 2012!
It was the terrorist jihadists who occupied it. Yes they were (and still are) in opposition to the secular and multi ethnic government in Syria but no they can not be branded 'Syrian' because more than half of them were foreign jihadists who came to Syria with the precise intent of transforming it into a wahabist caliphate.
Many of these terrorists came from Afghanistan, North Africa, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Russia, even dozens of Chinese were there terrorising the peaceful local population for many months until the Syrian Arab Army and the local population managed to kick them out for ever.
I’m. Syrian and thanks for visiting Syria.
I dare you visit bank bemo
Love from India.
If drew loves a country he will make a thousand video about it.
I thought only Anglo Saxon whites had castles? According to every Disney Cartoon I seen growing up.
It was first built by the Kurds as a fort and later remodelled as a European-like castle by Crusader knights ("chevaliers" means knights in French)
Correction to Drew
Krak des Chaveliers was built by Mardices ( arab shittic family which was responsible on the safety of the trading way )
Then Kurds came with saladin & etc.
Read more Drew & plz about the citadel's history 🙋♂️👍👌
Have fun
The Fortress in its present form was built by the Crusaders.
Yes, Arab Tribes and Rich Greek Orthodox landlords had various lodgings on the hill but none of these came even close to what this fortress is.
Kindly stop your revisionist history.
@@georgesavva1803
You idiot 😒😒
A huge castle like this can't be built in one night
It was built through phases & many empires pass on it like Crusaders , Mamluks , Hamdanis , Ayyubids , Ottomans and french colony
So don't create new theories which NOT actually exist
Where is drew going next??
Syria 😭😭😭
It's worth to say that the government forces shelled the castle, and later on in an airstrike and not the opposition .
Anyone watching now can you please name the music of the video at the beginning.?
good
Thanks 🇮🇳💐♥️🇮🇳
Good night ...
Said 52 seconds ago and I'm still not first
You most welcome to damascus
Il glande
Wats yalla
Yalla يلا is common in arabic language :)
Krak des Chevalier was rebuilt in the mid-12th century on top of a Kurdish settlement. Originally called “Crac de l'Ospital” in old French by its Frankish (Crusader) inhabitants... One thing about the castle you’ll notice is that location is everything, as it is placed on top of a very defensible spur of land. Throughout the 12th and 13th centuries the castle was ruled by the Knights Hospitaller inside of a crusader state called the County of Tripoli. The plot of land and given to Raymond II Count of Tripoli who in turn gave it to the Hospitallers. The Kingdom of Jerusalem was the largest of the crusader states which was just south of the castle. The castle was sieged by the Ayyubid Muslim Army several times in 1188 after the fall of the Crusader Kingdom, but never conquered. It only conquered by the Mameluke Sultanate in 1271, nearly 90 years after it was first sieged by a Saladin. The castle fell In 1271 two decades before the fall of the city of Acre in 1291... effectively ending the Crusades to the Holy Land.
Edit: Like so others can see.
Yes brother Iam Kurdish Thank you fro this Great information Also Kurds have A Great Role In History salute You🌹
@to be deleted bro can you shut up, and why dont YOU convert to Islam
No one:
Not even a single soul:
Drew: YALLA
Lmao when some Syrian refugees moved in next door to me the first world I learnt was yalla.
Yalla muslim
What is yalla?
@@mad-mullah3117 I see
dimaseka syahputra It means lets go
The present Krak castle is built by the Crusaders, as everyone knows. Before that, there was a much smaller fortification, built by the emir of Aleppo.
my mom when she was young, she took field trips there in syria like every year or every month
My mom's family used to go to syria in car at weekends(u didn't have to have a syrian visa as a lebanese) before the war and they say it was gorgeous :*)
Roblox Tutorials, Glitchs & Codes come meet some syrian kid TH-camRS on my channel
Luvidivika Paleta
Dude that’s not nice gtfo
Anyone else want to go to Syria after watching Drew's vids?
No it's pathetic
@@m4xzain871 you're the pathetic one. Ignorant loser
Its more beautiful than u think
Check out the Syrian coast
th-cam.com/video/oNMLkX4BPYM/w-d-xo.html
Brandon L I’m from Syria
No the war prevents me
Drew might not know this but he fits in with the other Syrians 🇸🇾 😂😂😂
Like for him to see 👍
he knows.Think he said it on insta
kevork arabatian atfu
What does arch mean
Thanks to Syrian Armey this castel is still intact
I really enjoyed this series. Peace
Yallah....great video brother! Your video is a good combination of entertainment and information...!! How many of you agree with me???
Ana m3aleeeeeem
It is sad that we are going to get only one more video of syria from you, drew. I was really enjoying the seris.😣
ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO. IAM A TH-camR AS WELL BUT NOT AS BIG AS YOU DREW. HOPE ONE DAY. I SHOW VIDEOS OF DELICIOUS MIDDLE EASTERN FOODS FRESH FROM MY MOMS KITCHEN TO VIEWERS 🙏❤️❤️❤️
TopNotch Afghans TRUE
TopNotch Afghans keep it up
Don't stop uploading Drew. You're an inspiration for everyone!
1:26 duh. It's literally an European fortress.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_of_Tripoli
Extremely early here. Anyways love syria from norway
ravko leavikk norgeee
Thanks from syria❤️
How is Norway ?
@@sabaheyy9679 np!!
@@abirkanaa539 it's awesome! But kinda expensive if you go to Oslo lol
I am from Syria and i love your videos 🇸🇾❤
It's nice to see you know the world about my country with this passion and love
Especially since everyone has a negative image in his mind about Syria after tarnishing its image
🇸🇾❤️
ما في انطباع شئ الي ما حارب بشار جبان وابن حرام وديوث
I love syria it's people but iam not like asad and his group of terrorist hisbulah
somaliamedia your grammar confuses me
@@abirkanaa539 sorry bro i like syria and it's people but idon't like president asad
somaliamedia ok it’s no prob
As a native french speaker, I love hearing english speakers pronounce french words with their accent.
In fact that is a fortress, not a castle. Thanks for sharing that incredible place with us!!
**GRAMMAR POLICE WARNING**
@@smileface1618 Thanks for keeping my comment up, troll. LOL!
@@smileface1618 is he not educating you a little, why take umbrage ?
Castles can still be fortresses....A lot of ancient castles were built from the perspective of defence first. High on a hill with walls and moats and choke points.
@@Khaled91. Akhii you don't have to explain, a fool is always a fool. He is envy can't see the lives of Syrians.
It's great that you're making these videos that open people's minds about others!
Sham Stan(plastian,ürdün,sirya,lebnan)
❤🌹♥️
Its really weird, sometimes i dont trust Drew, every video he makes, he says AMAZING, AWESOME, SO GOOD even if we literally see no good thing there.
You lost a subscriber...
Drew you are the best I always dream to be like you and travel the world like you,you motivate me and shown me the real world 👍
_Its shamefully that so many interesting cultures and vestiges of history in the middle east have been destroyed because of modern wars and political conflicts_ 😪😪😪 Greetings from Colombia 🇨🇴🇨🇴
Alright, I want to go to Syria!
I wouldn't mind going there on holiday also, but unfortunately travelling to Syria is still extremely unsafe, and the country is ruled by a dictator
marsh m better than some salafists terrorists
@@azizt6773 Thing is i have studied christian and islamic sorta, but what i am critical of is, catholic christianity or sunni islam seems to rely heavily on devotion. I am not a communist or anything, but if i were to say one thing they may have been right about is "religion exploits working people" i mean if one compares catholic to protestant christianity, catholic christianity is heavily about devotion, there hasnt been awhole lot of scientific thinkers that werent heavily moderated in catholic culture. But in protestant culture, its way easier, Jesus loves you, there, go back to work :P . I have no clue on shiite islam. But i def think religious culture or types of obsession may have negative effect on how a society develops to some degree for better or worse.
love Syria from Serbia
I am form sirya🇸🇾in I want to go back there i haven’t long time don’t been in sirya🇸🇾in I wish one day I go back over there in I know sirya 🇸🇾is a Beautiful country 🇸🇾🇸🇾in I am in USA 🇺🇸🇸🇾🇸🇾
Palmyra is NOT even Roman what kind of ignorance is that 😒😒
Yea , it has been afflicted of Roman architectures but it's totally aramean
It was built and served as headquarters for Knights of Saint John (a.k.a. Hospitallers)
So its European
The Krak as we know it today was founded by the French crusaders (thus the name Krak des chevaliers, initially Krak de l'Hospital) prior to that it indeed used to be a Kurdish settlement and fortification.
It remained unconquered for 130 years until the iconic Mameluk Baybar retook it who used a deception information to trick the crusaders into thinking the grand master ordered them to surrender the Krak.
A battle happened there in 1271 between Knights Hospitaller lead by Jean de villiers and the sultanate of the mamluk turks lead by Sultan Baibars
Assassins creed revelations
It has long been a dream of mine to visit this place. Do you have any information regarding guides that take you there?
Proud to be Syrian
Unfortunately, most of the destruction is caused by tbh syrian regime
II András Hungarian király építette
Drew were are you going after you go to every country in the world.
Antarctica?
He already went to Antarctica with hurtrigruten tours,
th-cam.com/video/sFxKdob2iPg/w-d-xo.html
Every planet in the galaxy 🙃
You missed the party life in this area around the castle! You should have visited the villages nearby
Been there once in my early teens. The castle is charming and its interior just takes you back in time. There's also a similar big castle called the Castle of Saladin ita also a great and huge ancient castle.
Ac1 nostalgia
Yallh 0:09 😂😂😂
Bro i swear ur my best YTber
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@Football Always / كورة دائمًا nah not rlly
@Football Always / كورة دائمًا استغفر الله
Football Always / كورة دائمًا We get it...this is Like the 4-5th comment that you said that Syrian women are beautiful
@@royalpillows7716 😂
I have been to Syria twice, in the late 90's. Syrian people were incredibly friendly and hospitable, I wish them the best in reconstructing their country. Both Aleppo and Damascus were amazing.
I'm the first net sucks
Drew Binsky: I can show you the world! 🌎🌏🌍
wrong facts, wrong flag. Please avoid talking politics you have no idea what happened there.
2:10 "by the terrorists"... aka Assad and Russia
1st
Nice
Hi i want to see you visiting Lithuania !
Thank you Drew for inspiring me to see the world and opening my mind! I am going to Greece and Turkey next year!
love Syria
from Nepal
Go to beit shean or Massada
no country should get involved with another countries civil war
Hello I’m from India
I know that you are really lover Muslim majority country like,,,, Syria,,, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh,,,,,,,,,, I am Bangladeshi,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Why didn’t yet you convert Muslim?... Muslim is One of the massive religion in the world,,, The religion about peace,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,if you Don't trust in my word,,,You can ask any muslim man,,,,,,,,
Syria was exactly how I thought it would be and I'm glad Drew you showed a lot of Americans and others, what you do might be worthy of a Nobel Peace Prize
Greece: im i a joke to u
Kurdish:am i Joke to U🧐
Love and respect from iran.
I don’t why Iranians Think Kurds don’t have History? A big castle called by Us(Fortress Of Kurds) or (حصن الاکراد) Rebuilt again By Kurdish people First inhabitant By Us But i saw many racism from Persians They think Just Persians have history do you know What great role Kurds did it in History?
I love this guy
Simple like me
No dramas
😘😘😘😘
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