List of castles in Syria
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This is an alphabetical list of castles in Syria
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Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
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- Abu Qobeis Castle in Abu Qbeis
- Al-Kahf CastleAl-Kahf CastleAl-Kahf Castle or Castle of the Cave is a medieval Ismaili castle located around southeast of Margat, in the al-Ansariyah mountains in northwest Syria.-History:...
- Al-Khawabi Castle in Al-Khawabi, TartousTartousTartus is a city on the Mediterranean coast of Syria. Tartus is the second largest port city in Syria , and the largest city in Tartus Governorate. The population size is 98,000 .- Geography and climate :...
- Aleika Castle in TartousTartousTartus is a city on the Mediterranean coast of Syria. Tartus is the second largest port city in Syria , and the largest city in Tartus Governorate. The population size is 98,000 .- Geography and climate :...
, known also as AleikaAleikaAleika Castle is located near Tartous at distance 85 km, it consists of two floor structures, like a castle within another. Historically it was under Ismaeli Arabs control, and had part during the crusades. Cemetery stones are found there with latin inscriptions, which confirms that fights took... - Alshghur Castle near Jeser Alshgur
- ApameaApameaApamea or Apameia is the name of several Hellenistic cities in western Asia, after Apama, the wife of Seleucus I Nicator:*Apamea , on the Tigris near the Euphrates, precise location unknown, now in Iraq...
Castle - Arwad Caste in ArwadArwadArwad – formerly known as Arado , Arados , Arvad, Arpad, Arphad, and Antiochia in Pieria , also called Ruad Island – located in the Mediterranean Sea, is the only inhabited island in Syria. The town of Arwad takes up the entire island...
- Bani Qahtan CastleBani Qahtan CastleBani Qahtan castle is found in the Syrian Coastal Mountains near Lattakia city, 40 km far from it. The castle is totally damaged and not much remained from it. The ruins date back to 12-th century. The castle is mentioned as being a stronghold in the hands of Ismaeli Arabs, who surrendered it to...
near Lattakia - Bourzey castleBourzey castleBourzey castle is called also Mirza castle, . It is located at the border of Syria coastal mountains and Ghab valley, 25 km away from Jeser Alshghur, at altitude 450 m. The inscriptions and mentioning of the castle relate it to the Byzantine era in 11-th century. Architecturally it has triangle...
also known as Qalaat Mirza, Mirza castle and Qalaat Barzuya near Jeser Alshgur - Chastel Blanc in SafitaSafitaSafita is a city in northwestern Syria, located to the southeast of Tartous and to the northwest of Krak des Chevaliers. The city has a population of 33,000. It's situated atop three hills and the valleys between them, in the Syrian Coastal Mountain Range...
, also known as Burj Safita - Citadel of AleppoCitadel of AleppoThe Citadel of Aleppo is a large medieval fortified palace in the centre of the old city of Aleppo, northern Syria. It is considered to be one of the oldest and largest castles in the world. Usage of the Citadel hill dates back at least to the middle of the 3rd millennium BC...
- Citadel of Damascus
- Citadel of Salah Ed-Din "UNESCO World Heritage Site" http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1229
- Fakhr-al-Din al-Maani Castle in PalmyraPalmyraPalmyra was an ancient city in Syria. In the age of antiquity, it was an important city of central Syria, located in an oasis 215 km northeast of Damascus and 180 km southwest of the Euphrates at Deir ez-Zor. It had long been a vital caravan city for travellers crossing the Syrian desert...
- Halabiye on the EuphratesEuphratesThe Euphrates is the longest and one of the most historically important rivers of Western Asia. Together with the Tigris, it is one of the two defining rivers of Mesopotamia...
- Herem Castle in Herem, Idlib
- Krak des ChevaliersKrak des ChevaliersKrak des Chevaliers , also Crac des Chevaliers, is a Crusader castle in Syria and one of the most important preserved medieval castles in the world. The site was first inhabited in the 11th century by a settlement of Kurds; as a result it was known as Hisn al Akrad, meaning the "Castle of the...
(Knights' Castle) "UNESCO World Heritage Site" http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1229 - Mahalibeh CastleMahalibeh CastleMahalibeh castle is located at a high mountain summit near Lattakia, 40 km east of Syrian coast. First, the castle was built by Bani Alahmar tribe in the 11-th century, then it was occupied by Byzantine empire...
near Lattakia - Maniqa Castle near Banyas
- MargatMargatMargat, also known as Marqab from the Arabic Qalaat al-Marqab is a castle near Baniyas, Syria, which was a Crusader fortress and one of the major strongholds of the Knights Hospitaller...
Castle near Banyas, known also as Marqab Castle - MasyafMasyafMasyaf is a city in Syria, in the Hama Governorate, notable for its large medieval castle.It was used by Hashashins as their headquarters after the destruction of Alamut....
Castle in MasyafMasyafMasyaf is a city in Syria, in the Hama Governorate, notable for its large medieval castle.It was used by Hashashins as their headquarters after the destruction of Alamut.... - Nimrod FortressNimrod FortressThe Nimrod Fortress or Nimrod's Fortress, is a medieval fortress situated in the northern Golan Heights, on a ridge rising about 800 m above sea level.-History:...
- Qadmous Castle in Qadmous, TartousTartousTartus is a city on the Mediterranean coast of Syria. Tartus is the second largest port city in Syria , and the largest city in Tartus Governorate. The population size is 98,000 .- Geography and climate :...
- Qal'at Sukkara in the Jebel Abd al-Aziz
- Qal'at Ja'barQal'at Ja'barQal'at Ja'bar is a castle on the left bank of Lake Assad in Ar-Raqqah Governorate, Syria. Its site, formerly a prominent hill-top overlooking the Euphrates Valley, is now an island in Lake Assad that can only be reached by an artificial causeway...
along the EuphratesEuphratesThe Euphrates is the longest and one of the most historically important rivers of Western Asia. Together with the Tigris, it is one of the two defining rivers of Mesopotamia... - Qal'at Najm along the EuphratesEuphratesThe Euphrates is the longest and one of the most historically important rivers of Western Asia. Together with the Tigris, it is one of the two defining rivers of Mesopotamia...
- Qasr Alhalabat south of PalmyraPalmyraPalmyra was an ancient city in Syria. In the age of antiquity, it was an important city of central Syria, located in an oasis 215 km northeast of Damascus and 180 km southwest of the Euphrates at Deir ez-Zor. It had long been a vital caravan city for travellers crossing the Syrian desert...
- Qasr al-Heer al-Gharbi south-west of PalmyraPalmyraPalmyra was an ancient city in Syria. In the age of antiquity, it was an important city of central Syria, located in an oasis 215 km northeast of Damascus and 180 km southwest of the Euphrates at Deir ez-Zor. It had long been a vital caravan city for travellers crossing the Syrian desert...
- Qasr al-Heer al-Sharqi north-east of PalmyraPalmyraPalmyra was an ancient city in Syria. In the age of antiquity, it was an important city of central Syria, located in an oasis 215 km northeast of Damascus and 180 km southwest of the Euphrates at Deir ez-Zor. It had long been a vital caravan city for travellers crossing the Syrian desert...
- Qasr ibn WardanQasr ibn WardanQasr ibn Wardan is a sixth-century military complex located in the Syrian desert, approximately northeast from Hama....
east of HamaHamaHama is a city on the banks of the Orontes River in west-central Syria north of Damascus. It is the provincial capital of the Hama Governorate. Hama is the fourth-largest city in Syria—behind Aleppo, Damascus, and Homs—with a population of 696,863... - Rahbeh Castle near MayadinMayadinMayadin is a city in eastern Syria. It is located at about . Euphrates River flows through the town....
, Deir ez-Zor - ShaizarShaizarShaizar, Shayzar or Saijar was a medieval town and fortress in Syria, ruled by the Banu Munqidh dynasty, which played an important part in the Christian and Muslim politics of the crusades.- Early history :...
Castle in Mahardeh, HamaHamaHama is a city on the banks of the Orontes River in west-central Syria north of Damascus. It is the provincial capital of the Hama Governorate. Hama is the fourth-largest city in Syria—behind Aleppo, Damascus, and Homs—with a population of 696,863... - ShmemisShmemisthumb|200px|A full view of Shmemis thumb|200px|A view of Shmemis castle at sunsetShmemis also ash-Shmemis, ash-Shmamis) is a castle located 5 km north west of Salamiyah and 30 km south east from Hama....
Castle south-east of HamaHamaHama is a city on the banks of the Orontes River in west-central Syria north of Damascus. It is the provincial capital of the Hama Governorate. Hama is the fourth-largest city in Syria—behind Aleppo, Damascus, and Homs—with a population of 696,863... - Hosn SuleimanHosn SuleimanHosn Suleiman , a Syrian village, is found on the slope of the Alnabi Alsaleh mountain at an altitude 950 m, at a distance of 20km from Dreikish and 56km from Tartous....
temple near TartousTartousTartus is a city on the Mediterranean coast of Syria. Tartus is the second largest port city in Syria , and the largest city in Tartus Governorate. The population size is 98,000 .- Geography and climate :... - White PalaceWhite PalaceWhite Palace is a 1990 film starring Susan Sarandon and James Spader. It is a romantic drama about the unlikely relationship between a young middle class widower who falls in love with a middle-aged working class waitress in St. Louis, Missouri...
east of DamascusDamascusDamascus , commonly known in Syria as Al Sham , and as the City of Jasmine , is the capital and the second largest city of Syria after Aleppo, both are part of the country's 14 governorates. In addition to being one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Damascus is a major...