INSANE CASTLE of SYRIA (Krak des Chevaliers)

[@imranrikovic65]

I've seen every video of Syria. Now i really want to visit Syria soo bad. It's sooo beautiful omg.

[@deutschekultur5035]

@Steve 99 IS doesnt exist anymore dumbass

[@manojpandey7895]

Steve 99 isis doesn’t exist where in Damascus do you see a single gun then the police checkpoints near the border

[@manojpandey7895]

White And Proud yes Syria is a good country but still is not rich so they don’t get to experience luxury that much

[@ahlamsoliman52]

@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

[@aminsoussi2354]

@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

[@videodude5337]

You opened my mind up. Syria seems much better now, to me.

[@furkansahin5061]

@Football Always / كورة دائمًا i am turk i agree with you

[@devashishjoshi8671]

It is becoming better day by day,asshole USA destroyed them

[@fadiestifani8307]

@Football Always / كورة دائمًا you are troll.. please get out of here

[@afghanboystv6046]

videodude come to my channel and see kids your age

[@luciano671]

Devashish Joshi that’s homophobic

[@ev_leakalt8592]

my mom when she was young, she took field trips there in syria like every year or every month

[@smileface1618]

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 :*)

[@afghanboystv6046]

Roblox Tutorials, Glitchs & Codes come meet some syrian kid KZbinRS on my channel

[@Starpentine]

Luvidivika Paleta Dude that’s not nice gtfo

[@Byzantium_]

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.

[@Brandon12-M]

Yes brother Iam Kurdish Thank you fro this Great information Also Kurds have A Great Role In History salute You🌹

[@memehub.112]

@to be deleted bro can you shut up, and why dont YOU convert to Islam

[@ASmit-jn6rw]

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.

[@abodadiga2271]

I am from Syria and i love your videos 🇸🇾❤

[@nate-ds9tg]

Don't stop uploading Drew. You're an inspiration for everyone!

[@anoob9951]

It is sad that we are going to get only one more video of syria from you, drew. I was really enjoying the seris.😣

[@brandonl3200]

Anyone else want to go to Syria after watching Drew's vids?

[@m4xzain871]

No it's pathetic

[@zabenaleid2547]

@@m4xzain871 you're the pathetic one. Ignorant loser

[@gmh2374]

Its more beautiful than u think Check out the Syrian coast kzbin.info/www/bejne/pX-wfZ6OaaeDj68

[@karotte645]

Brandon L I’m from Syria

[@fallenknight3016]

No the war prevents me

[@unmasking1244]

I really enjoyed this series. Peace

[@abdulkareem6400]

I love Drew and Syria! Sad to hear this is your 2nd last video in Syria

[@azizt6773]

الزعيم الحصري كل زق

[@mad-mullah3117]

@Ibrahim Naser 🤣😂يعني بتقول هو جاسوس؟

[@abdulkareem6400]

@@mad-mullah3117 but he is visiting every country not just syria like a zionist

[@rockyjralfa9074]

You have recalled changed my view about Syria and its people. 😭😔

[@jules6856]

It's great that you're making these videos that open people's minds about others!

[@jadeyboy3245]

I am from Syria it’s a beautiful place to visit, just look at the view

[@thesailingkiwi]

loving 💕 the Syrian people, amazing - much like everyone, everywhere, they just want peace, good food and respect

[@beekay5914]

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.

[@tarumchakma71]

We love u dreww..we are all with u.....love from all Syrian community ...🤗..thank u for showing our country so goodd

[@layalibrahim9070]

Thanks to Syrian Armey this castel is still intact

[@lolwat5418]

It looks like drew is enjoying Syria a lot

[@anassyria5176]

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.

[@almacriolo]

The expression on your face at the end shows how much Syria has amazed you! it looks like a beautiful country. I pray that it is restored and at peace again, what an amazing country, culture and history. Hope to visit sometime in the future as well.

[@rami4294]

No one: Not even a single soul: Drew: YALLA

[@thegreenlandshark6086]

Lmao when some Syrian refugees moved in next door to me the first world I learnt was yalla.

[@mishkamunkhbayar5184]

Yalla muslim

[@Dimasekas]

What is yalla?

[@Dimasekas]

@@mad-mullah3117 I see

[@rami4294]

dimaseka syahputra It means lets go

[@stlsportsfan194]

Thank you Drew for inspiring me to see the world and opening my mind! I am going to Greece and Turkey next year!

[@trystenlee3007]

Proud to be Syrian

[@jaredsalazar1932]

drew has the best vids in YT

[@rjaysingh2868]

Yallah....great video brother! Your video is a good combination of entertainment and information...!! How many of you agree with me???

[@smileface1618]

Ana m3aleeeeeem

[@milancvetkovic4469]

love Syria from Serbia

[@10908070605040302]

Love to Syria from Ireland !

[@Ahmadbeik99]

Long live the Irish free

[@doreenonekalit9888]

Syria so much history

[@user-lk6lq]

So happy you came by the Crac des Chevaliers! I’m personally French from Syrian origins and my grandparents live next to this castle, their house is probably in the village you see from castle’s view, I remember seeing the Crac des Chevaliers from their balcony, anyway…. I’m really glad an American came to Syria and genuinely enjoyed the culture and the history and talked about something else than the war. Have a nice day !

[@halahala7257]

I am from Wadi Alnasara .Where are you from ???

[@user-lk6lq]

@@halahala7257 my grandparents live in al Zwaytineh, a very small village (near Marmatita), I haven't been there for years... I do miss it tbh

[@halahala7257]

@@user-lk6lq I know it very well... I'm from Almozaina

[@johnniebee4328]

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

[@saiffirasmhmut4401]

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

[@slavnik1016]

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 👍

[@robbyvoseta1374]

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.

[@-Faris-]

Well what do you know, a Tayyar sheep

[@michaelibrahim9275]

Did you visit Amar al-Hosn? That's my village

[@kwhegwheg7900]

love Syria from Nepal

[@alyanathesyriana3579]

Thanks Drew for showing the beauty of my country, you're the best.

[@GlobetrotterBR]

In fact that is a fortress, not a castle. Thanks for sharing that incredible place with us!!

[@smileface1618]

**GRAMMAR POLICE WARNING**

[@GlobetrotterBR]

@@smileface1618 Thanks for keeping my comment up, troll. LOL!

[@steveblease]

@@smileface1618 is he not educating you a little, why take umbrage ?

[@Khaled91]

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.

[@dhuuxo5547]

@@Khaled91. Akhii you don't have to explain, a fool is always a fool. He is envy can't see the lives of Syrians.

[@lolwat5418]

As a Kurd I am very proud that my people built this astonishing castle Love from a Feyli Kurd ♥️

[@lolwat5418]

Kade drew said in the video it’s from the kurds

[@lolwat5418]

Kade and how do you know this? 🤔

[@ChristopherColombos]

There is a lot of distortion of Syrian history in this channel ... He said that the city of Palmyra is a Roman but a Syrian city occupied by the Romans in the time of the Syrian queen Zenobia

[@lolwat5418]

Kade ah okay I am sorry

[@lolwat5418]

Kade thank you brother are you Arab?

[@ravkoleavikk8577]

Extremely early here. Anyways love syria from norway

[@shahianftah6207]

ravko leavikk norgeee

[@sabaheyy9679]

Thanks from syria❤️

[@abirkanaa539]

How is Norway ?

[@ravkoleavikk8577]

@@sabaheyy9679 np!!

[@ravkoleavikk8577]

@@abirkanaa539 it's awesome! But kinda expensive if you go to Oslo lol

[@daaave_]

Drew deserves to be enjoying his trips as much as he is right now after West Africa. So it’s great to see that Syria is a hidden gem of a country.

[@syedjafferimam5789]

World: Syria is a hell place to live in. Drew: Syria is beautiful. Love you Mr. Binsky

[@mikeoxmaul9675]

So Syria is now a better place? This opened my eyes a lot

[@CHOMPINGCHAMPION]

Your Syria series is fantastic Drew!

[@ardhisyaifuddin4966]

Oh Drew, you brought back my memories of my trip to Syria back in 2004. Great times. You should check out Qalaat Saladin too.

[@stevecarignan6218]

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 ?

[@aghyaddaraa7782]

instagram.com/ghaidaa_the_guide?igshid=hoif29359ewk . She is his guide

[@luckygirl1111]

Wow you're outstanding no other KZbinr will do this kind of videos , I wonder how many people are pure enough to follow their hearts and stop believing whatever they see and hear from the haters much respect from Damascus the very first capital city 🇸🇾

[@Amy.Scorpio]

I'm originally from Syria (damascus), I've visited Syria over ten years ago, and I've always wanted to visit this castle but haven't. Very cool that you got to go there 😍

[@misterjohnson2140]

As a native french speaker, I love hearing english speakers pronounce french words with their accent.

[@parisdrake8802]

It has long been a dream of mine to visit this place. Do you have any information regarding guides that take you there?

[@kevorkarabatian3140]

Drew might not know this but he fits in with the other Syrians 🇸🇾 😂😂😂 Like for him to see 👍

[@sage7296]

he knows.Think he said it on insta

[@superpancake1859]

kevork arabatian atfu

[@kevorkarabatian3140]

What does arch mean

[@NoHaX192]

Yallh 0:09 😂😂😂 Bro i swear ur my best YTber 💗

[@NoHaX192]

@Football Always / كورة دائمًا nah not rlly

[@NoHaX192]

@Football Always / كورة دائمًا استغفر الله

[@royalpillows7716]

Football Always / كورة دائمًا We get it...this is Like the 4-5th comment that you said that Syrian women are beautiful

[@NoHaX192]

@@royalpillows7716 😂

[@wardballan4605]

Please go to Swaida,Syria please it’s amazing

[@spectro4428]

Syria is really welcoming as a country from inside, but not in the media.

[@markc.2607]

Very True!👏💯

[@hussainbharmal7243]

It's an amazing country

[@Onemattressatatime]

Thanks doing a great job

[@S4NY4RKuRDBoZZ]

Its called Hisn al Akrad because ot was built by Kurdish Mirdasid Soldiers. Kurds played a huge role in both Hamdanid and Mirdasid Dynasty and were higher class especially in Military and Politics and family members Married Kurds.

[@AceHalford]

Alright, I want to go to Syria!

[@marshm7413]

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

[@azizt6773]

marsh m better than some salafists terrorists

[@kejiri3593]

@@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.

[@ThePhoenicianTraveler]

Krak de Chevaliers is incredible! It is the best preserved medieval castle in the world. I actually visited the castle in 2018, and I created a brief documentary about it and the fascinating history of the Knights Templar. For the exact same purpose, I visited Margat Castle in Banias, Syria early in 2018. I honestly was not expecting to have so much fun, but both of my trips were excellent. The ancient sites and the history in Syria are certainly amazing.

[@bjkmhfduinb]

الحب لك من مصياف سوريا

[@yaroubl4898]

This castle is incredible! You should visit it guys!

[@amirhosseinbahrami7742]

Love and respect from iran.

[@Brandon12-M]

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?

[@azsh451]

This channel has basically become a virtual Syria tour

[@CJ-qv4sd]

I’ve never seen so many vids about a country from drew in my life

[@richardelias4788]

thank you for visiting my home land, glad you have enjoyed your stay!

[@markhozana3909]

Syrian's are good people God bless Syria must be great again

[@adlerzwei]

1:26 duh. It's literally an European fortress.

[@Johannes...]

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_of_Tripoli

[@georgeawad4254]

You missed the party life in this area around the castle! You should have visited the villages nearby

[@petargotich]

I feel how you are relaxed here.

[@ibrahimovicalhalabeyaibra2521]

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 🇺🇸🇸🇾🇸🇾

[@illiteratealphabetagency9716]

An interesting factoid: as a student of Syriac grammar, I found out that the word for “wall/rampart” is Karka, or Krak in construct form. Perhaps the crusaders adopted this word from Syrian Christians.

[@Roody_Patootie]

The architecture is beautiful

[@aprilemaraschiello1141]

Ac1 nostalgia

[@Richcreeper-ek3xv]

I saw my village called al muzaina, if you come again, try to check it out and you’ll find a bunch of gaming rooms and stores. Btw this place you’re in is called al wadi

[@bazzoma1033]

This deserves more tbh

[@arbaj13]

You are breathtaking 🔥

[@tonyhawk94]

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.

[@FRNTLYMEDIACPT]

i cant believe youve been to almost every country,and more than twice......

[@princeivanloza]

Drew Binsky: I can show you the world! 🌎🌏🌍

[@PsyphaX09]

We should all be glad that the castle survived the war.

[@PsyphaX09]

@@suleyman8696 Wut bitch? LOL

[@astijuxas9114]

Hi i want to see you visiting Lithuania !

[@NomanIbrahim]

Love from england , drew bhai ❤❤

[@aymannasher]

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

[@invixous3130]

Syria is just 😮 💞

[@mercyaspirast.agbayani477]

Very impressive building!

[@theoberman9502]

Drew were are you going after you go to every country in the world.

[@qnikessay272]

He already went to Antarctica with hurtrigruten tours, kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXfbfJell5echsk

[@ahmedelbourdini5944]

Every planet in the galaxy 🙃

[@fsul.3516]

I love the way he says Yallah :)

[@jesrielalsonado3767]

what does it mean?

[@fsul.3516]

@@jesrielalsonado3767 it means Hurry up, or let's go or go on. Something in that way.

[@firstofficernukman2190]

Come on

[@jesrielalsonado3767]

@@fsul.3516 thanks,

[@shamaparvinansari9200]

Hope you have a good day

[@dankistani9552]

Yes and you too :)

[@kilometerjuan1]

Congratulations of 1M ive been subscribing you since 1K subs

[@Sagar_Patelv28]

It was built and served as headquarters for Knights of Saint John (a.k.a. Hospitallers) So its European

[@itsorganic7739]

My grandparents village is in the shadow of the castle. It’s called, Amar(Umar)

[@Ramithanguy]

I wished you would visit Salah al deen Castel in Latakia ❤️

[@Ramithanguy]

الزعيم الحصري أقلك انت تحسب نفسك بحلب

[@Ramithanguy]

الزعيم الحصري ولا ابن الشوارع ثقافتك الخرا الي جايبا من بيئتك خليا ببلدك

[@mrcrush3r534]

@@Ramithanguy شبك مين عم تسب؟؟

[@Ramithanguy]

MrCrush3r محا تعليقو

[@Ramithanguy]

MrCrush3r وانا كمان رح امحي

[@mohamadalhamid2567]

You were exactly in my city 😍😍😄

[@aaishraza9804]

One word Salahuddin nailed it.👍

[@Isnapthesky]

Imagine how developed would have been this country if they never had to go through war and rest of the middle east country's that has been the victim of war. Indeed this world needs to be explored by everyone,At least they will get to see the views by their own eyes instead of relying on media.

[@slavnik1016]

I hope you enjoy your journey 👍

[@Rayyan_183]

You are doing what million has hesitated

[@ZakirShobuj]

When will you visit Bangladesh again? We miss u!

[@CrossTheRoadRider]

Drew, you prove one more time that borders are what we only have in our minds, nowhere else...

[@akbarlatheef7832]

Assassins creed revelations

[@thommichaa4353]

I love this guy Simple like me No dramas 😘😘😘😘

[@mad-mullah3117]

امك حلوه