List of castles in Syria


This is a list of castles in Syria.

List of castles

Name
Type
Date
Condition
ImageCoordinatesGovernorateNotes
Citadel of AleppoCastle12th–13th centuriesPartially restoredAleppoCovers an ancient tell with remains dating back to the 3rd millennium BCE.
Qal'at NajmHilltop castle12th–13th centuriesPartially restoredAleppoBesieged in 1820 by Ottoman forces after a local warlord had sought refuge in the castle.
Citadel of DamascusCastle11th–13th centuriesPartially restoredDamascusPart of the Ancient City of Damascus World Heritage Site.
Citadel of BosraCastlePartially restoredDaraaBuilt around a Roman theatre. Part of the Ancient City of Bosra World Heritage Site.
HalabiyeHilltop castle6th centuryRuinsDeir ez-ZorOriginally 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 RahbehHilltop castleRuinsDeir ez-ZorMuch of the current structure dates back to its construction by the Ayyubid lord, Shirkuh II, in 1207.
Qal'at SukkaraHilltop castleRuinsAl HasakahLocated in the Jebel Abd al-Aziz.
Qalʿat Abū QubaisHilltop castlePartially restoredHama
Citadel of HamaCastleRuinsHamaExcavated by a Danish expedition between 1931 and 1938.
Qalaat al-MadiqHilltop castleResidential areaHama
Qal'at al-RahiyyaCastleRuinsHamaThe castle dates back to the second millennium BC.
Masyaf CastleSpur castlePartially restoredHama
ShaizarSpur castlePartially restoredHama
ShmemisHilltop castleRuinsHama
Citadel of HomsCastleRuinsHomsBuilt on top of an ancient tell with remains dating back to the 3rd millennium BCE.
Fakhr-al-Din al-Maani CastleHilltop castlePartially restoredHoms
Qasr al-Hayr al-GharbiDesert castleRuinsHoms
Qasr al-Hayr al-SharqiDesert castleRuinsHoms
Krak des ChevaliersHilltop castlePartially restoredHomsPart of the Crac des Chevaliers and Qal'at Salah El-Din World Heritage Site.
Harem CastleHilltop castleRuinsIdlib
SarmadaHilltop castleRuinsIdlib
Bani Qahtan CastleHilltop castleRuinsLatakia
Bourzey castleHilltop castleRuinsLatakia
Mahalibeh CastleHilltop castlePartially restoredLatakia
Qal'at Salah ed-DinSpur castlePartially restoredLatakiaPart of the Crac des Chevaliers and Qal'at Salah El-Din World Heritage Site.
Nimrod FortressHilltop castle13th centuryQuneitraLocated in the Golan Heights
Castle of al-AlCastleQuneitraLocated in the Golan Heights
Qasr BardawilHilltop castleQuneitraLocated in the Golan Heights
Citadel of RaqqaCastle13th centuryDestroyedRaqqaThe citadel was completely removed and built over in the 1950s.
Qal'at Ja'barHilltop castle12th centuryPartially restoredRaqqaOriginally situated on a hilltop overlooking the Euphrates Valley but now turned into an island by the flooding of Euphrates Lake.
Jabal SaisDesert castle/fortification7th centuryRuinsRif DimashqThe fortification sits near an extinct volcano.
Salkhad CastleHilltop castleRuinsSuwayda
Chastel BlancHilltop castlePartially restoredTartus
Chastel RougeSpur castlePartially restoredTartus
Al-Kahf CastleSpur castle12th centuryRuinsTartusIn 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 KhawabiSpur castleResidential areaTartus
Burj al-SabiSpur castle12th centuryRuinsTartusCastle of Knights Hospitallers
Areimeh CastleSpur castle12th centuryRuinsTartusCastle of Knights Templar
MargatSpur castle11th–12th centuriesPartially restoredTartusHeadquarters of the Knights Hospitaller in Syria.
MaracleaHilltop castle11th centuryRuinsTartusCastle of Knights Hospitaller
Al-Qadmus CastleHilltop castle11th–12th centuriesRuinsTartusCrusader Castle
al-Sheikh Deeb Castle Hilltop castleRuinsTartus
Citadel of TartusCastleResidential areaTartus