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 | 36°11′57″N 37°09′45″E / 36.19917°N 37.16250°E | Aleppo | Covers an ancient tell with remains dating back to the 3rd millennium BCE. | |
| Qal'at Najm | Hilltop castle | 12th–13th centuries | Partially restored | 36°33′18″N 38°15′42″E / 36.55500°N 38.26167°E | 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 | 33°30′42″N 36°18′7″E / 33.51167°N 36.30194°E | Damascus | Part of the Ancient City of Damascus World Heritage Site. | |
| Citadel of Bosra | Castle | Partially restored | 32°31′04″N 36°28′54″E / 32.51778°N 36.48167°E | Daraa | Built around a Roman theatre. Part of the Ancient City of Bosra World Heritage Site. | ||
| Halabiye | Hilltop castle | 6th century | Ruins | 35°41′22″N 39°49′08″E / 35.68944°N 39.81889°E | 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 | 35°00′18″N 40°25′24″E / 35.00500°N 40.42333°E | 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 | 36°25′38″N 40°23′56″E / 36.42722°N 40.39889°E | Al Hasakah | Located in the Jebel Abd al-Aziz. | ||
| Qalʿat Abū Qubais | Hilltop castle | Partially restored | 35°14′05.9″N 36°19′50.8″E / 35.234972°N 36.330778°E | Hama | |||
| Citadel of Hama | Castle | Ruins | 35°08′10″N 36°44′58″E / 35.13611°N 36.74944°E | Hama | Excavated by a Danish expedition between 1931 and 1938. | ||
| Qalaat al-Madiq | Hilltop castle | Residential area | 35°25′12″N 36°23′33″E / 35.42000°N 36.39250°E | Hama | |||
| Qal'at al-Rahiyya | Castle | Ruins | 35°16′45″N 37°6′30″E / 35.27917°N 37.10833°E | Hama | The castle dates back to the second millennium BC. | ||
| Masyaf Castle | Spur castle | Partially restored | 35°03′58″N 36°20′36″E / 35.06611°N 36.34333°E | Hama | |||
| Shaizar | Spur castle | Partially restored | 35°15′55″N 36°33′59″E / 35.26528°N 36.56639°E | Hama | |||
| Shmemis | Hilltop castle | Ruins | 35°02′13″N 37°00′49″E / 35.03694°N 37.01361°E | Hama | |||
| Citadel of Homs | Castle | Ruins | 34°43′25″N 36°42′52″E / 34.72361°N 36.71444°E | 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 | 34°33′46″N 38°15′25″E / 34.56278°N 38.25694°E | Homs | |||
| Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi | Desert castle | Ruins | 34°22′28″N 37°36′21″E / 34.37444°N 37.60583°E | Homs | |||
| Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi | Desert castle | Ruins | 35°4′26″N 39°4′16″E / 35.07389°N 39.07111°E | Homs | |||
| Krak des Chevaliers | Hilltop castle | Partially restored | 34°45′25″N 36°17′4″E / 34.75694°N 36.28444°E | Homs | Part of the Crac des Chevaliers and Qal'at Salah El-Din World Heritage Site. | ||
| Harem Castle | Hilltop castle | Ruins | 36°12′27″N 36°31′09″E / 36.20750°N 36.51917°E | Idlib | |||
| Sarmada | Hilltop castle | Ruins | 36°11′N 36°43′E / 36.183°N 36.717°E | Idlib | |||
| Bani Qahtan Castle | Hilltop castle | Ruins | 35°23′44″N 36°09′15″E / 35.39556°N 36.15417°E | Latakia | |||
| Bourzey castle | Hilltop castle | Ruins | 35°39′29″N 36°15′39″E / 35.65806°N 36.26083°E | Latakia | |||
| Mahalibeh Castle | Hilltop castle | Partially restored | 35°30′28″N 36°05′14″E / 35.50778°N 36.08722°E | Latakia | |||
| Qal'at Salah ed-Din | Spur castle | Partially restored | 35°35′45″N 36°03′26″E / 35.59583°N 36.05722°E | Latakia | Part of the Crac des Chevaliers and Qal'at Salah El-Din World Heritage Site. | ||
| Nimrod Fortress | Hilltop castle | 13th century | 33°15′10″N 35°42′53″E / 33.25278°N 35.71472°E | Quneitra | Located in the Golan Heights | ||
| Castle of al-Al | Castle | Quneitra | Located in the Golan Heights | ||||
| Qasr Bardawil | Hilltop castle | 32°49′11.23″N 35°44′32.57″E / 32.8197861°N 35.7423806°E | Quneitra | Located in the Golan Heights | |||
| Citadel of Raqqa | Castle | 13th century | Destroyed | 35°56′4″N 39°00′5″E / 35.93444°N 39.00139°E | Raqqa | The citadel was completely removed and built over in the 1950s. | |
| Qal'at Ja'bar | Hilltop castle | 12th century | Partially restored | 35°53′51″N 38°28′51″E / 35.89750°N 38.48083°E | Raqqa | Originally situated on a hilltop overlooking the Euphrates Valley but now turned into an island by the flooding of Lake Assad. | |
| Jabal Sais | Desert castle/fortification | 7th century | Ruins | 33°16′00″N 37°22′00″E / 33.266667°N 37.366667°E | Rif Dimashq | The fortification sits near an extinct volcano. | |
| Salkhad Castle | Hilltop castle | Ruins | 32°29′38″N 36°42′36″E / 32.49389°N 36.71000°E | Suwayda | |||
| Chastel Blanc | Hilltop castle | Partially restored | 34°49′14″N 36°07′01″E / 34.82056°N 36.11694°E | Tartus | |||
| Chastel Rouge | Spur castle | Partially restored | 34°48′44″N 35°58′14″E / 34.81222°N 35.97056°E | Tartus | |||
| Al-Kahf Castle | Spur castle | 12th century | Ruins | 35°02′27″N 36°04′58″E / 35.04083°N 36.08278°E | 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 | 34°58′22″N 36°00′06″E / 34.97278°N 36.00167°E | Tartus | |||
| Burj al-Sabi | Spur castle | 12th century | Ruins | 35°9′14″N 35°55′38″E / 35.15389°N 35.92722°E | Tartus | Castle of Knights Hospitallers | |
| Areimeh Castle | Spur castle | 12th century | Ruins | 34°44′40″N 36°02′33″E / 34.74444°N 36.04250°E | Tartus | Castle of Knights Templar | |
| Margat | Spur castle | 11th–12th centuries | Partially restored | 35°09′08″N 35°57′0″E / 35.15222°N 35.95000°E | Tartus | Headquarters of the Knights Hospitaller in Syria. | |
| Maraclea | Hilltop castle | 11th century | Ruins | 35°4′4″N 35°53′26″E / 35.06778°N 35.89056°E | Tartus | Castle of Knights Hospitaller | |
| Al-Qadmus Castle | Hilltop castle | 11th–12th centuries | Ruins | 35°6′5″N 36°9′40″E / 35.10139°N 36.16111°E | Tartus | Crusader Castle | |
| al-Sheikh Deeb Castle (Qulay'a) | Hilltop castle | Ruins | 34°56′52″N 36°15′30″E / 34.94778°N 36.25833°E | Tartus | |||
| Citadel of Tartus | Castle | Residential area | 34°53′36″N 35°52′35″E / 34.89333°N 35.87639°E | Tartus |
See also
- List of castles
- List of Crusader castles
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