This is a list of castles in Syria.
Key Key Name Name of the surviving building, either how it is popularly known in English, its medieval name or its Arabic name Type Usually the type of castle represented by the predominant surviving fortified remains Date Usually the dates of the principal building works relating to the surviving remains Condition An indication as to what remains of the original castle structure Image Building or site as it currently exists Coordinates Location of the castle Governorate Governorate in which the castle is located Notes Brief description or information of note
List of castles Located under Israeli occupation.
Name Type Date Condition Image Coordinates Governorate Notes Citadel of Aleppo Castle 12th–13th centuries Partially restored Aleppo Covers an ancient tell with remains dating back to the 3rd millennium BCE. Qal'at Najm Hilltop castle 12th–13th centuries Partially restored Aleppo Besieged in 1820 by Ottoman forces after a local warlord had sought refuge in the castle. Citadel of Damascus Castle 11th–13th centuries Partially restored Damascus Part of the Ancient City of Damascus World Heritage Site. Citadel of Bosra Castle Partially restored Daraa Built around a Roman theatre. Part of the Ancient City of Bosra World Heritage Site.Jableh CastleCastle11th-13th centuriesPartially restoredJablehBuilt around a Roman theatre under Crusader state Principality of Antioch. Halabiye Hilltop castle 6th century Ruins Deir ez-Zor Originally fortified by Queen Zenobia of Palmyra, refortified under the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I and partially re-used after the Muslim conquest of Syria. Qal'at Rahbeh Hilltop castle Ruins Deir ez-Zor Much of the current structure dates back to its construction by the Ayyubid lord, Shirkuh II, in 1207. Qal'at Sukkara Hilltop castle Ruins Al Hasakah Located in the Jebel Abd al-Aziz. Qalʿat Abū Qubais Hilltop castle Partially restored Hama Citadel of Hama Castle Ruins Hama Excavated by a Danish expedition between 1931 and 1938. Qalaat al-Madiq Hilltop castle Residential area Hama Qal'at al-Rahiyya Castle Ruins Hama The castle dates back to the second millennium BC. Masyaf Castle Spur castle Partially restored Hama Shaizar Spur castle Partially restored Hama Shmemis Hilltop castle Ruins Hama Citadel of Homs Castle Ruins Homs Built on top of an ancient tell with remains dating back to the 3rd millennium BCE. Fakhr-al-Din al-Maani Castle Hilltop castle Partially restored Homs Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi Desert castle Ruins Homs Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi Desert castle Ruins Homs Krak des Chevaliers Hilltop castle Partially restored Homs Part of the Crac des Chevaliers and Qal'at Salah El-Din World Heritage Site. Harem Castle Hilltop castle Ruins Idlib SarmadaHilltop castle Ruins Idlib Bani Qahtan Castle Hilltop castle Ruins Latakia Bourzey castle Hilltop castle Ruins Latakia Mahalibeh Castle Hilltop castle Partially restored Latakia Qal'at Salah ed-Din Spur castle Partially restored Latakia Part of the Crac des Chevaliers and Qal'at Salah El-Din World Heritage Site. Nimrod Fortress Hilltop castle 13th century Quneitra Located in the Golan Heights Castle of al-Al Castle Quneitra Located in the Golan Heights Qasr Bardawil Hilltop castle Quneitra Located in the Golan Heights Citadel of Raqqa Castle 13th century Destroyed Raqqa The citadel was completely removed and built over in the 1950s. Qal'at Ja'bar Hilltop castle 12th century Partially restored Raqqa Originally situated on a hilltop overlooking the Euphrates Valley but now turned into an island by the flooding of Euphrates Lake. Jabal Sais Desert castle/fortification 7th century Ruins Rif Dimashq The fortification sits near an extinct volcano. Salkhad Castle Hilltop castle Ruins Suwayda Chastel Blanc Hilltop castle Partially restored Tartus Chastel Rouge Spur castle Partially restored Tartus Al-Kahf Castle Spur castle 12th century Ruins Tartus In 1192, Rashid ad-Din Sinan, also known as the Old Man of the Mountain, died in Al-Kahf Castle, which was an Ismaili stronghold during the 12th century. Qala'at Khawabi Spur castle Residential area Tartus Burj al-Sabi Spur castle 12th century Ruins Tartus Castle of Knights Hospitallers Areimeh Castle Spur castle 12th century Ruins Tartus Castle of Knights Templar Margat Spur castle 11th–12th centuries Partially restored Tartus Headquarters of the Knights Hospitaller in Syria. Maraclea Hilltop castle 11th century Ruins Tartus Castle of Knights Hospitaller Al-Qadmus Castle Hilltop castle 11th–12th centuries Ruins Tartus Crusader Castle al-Sheikh Deeb Castle (Qulay'a) Hilltop castle Ruins Tartus Citadel of Tartus Castle Residential area Tartus
See also List of castles List of Crusader castles
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