# List of castles in Syria

This is a list of castles in Syria.
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## List of castles

* Located under Israeli occupation.
| Name | Type | Date | Condition | 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 / 36.19917; 37.16250﻿ (Citadel of Aleppo) | 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 / 36.55500; 38.26167﻿ (Qal'at Najm) | 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 / 33.51167; 36.30194﻿ (Citadel of Damascus) | 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 / 32.51778; 36.48167﻿ (Citadel of Bosra) | 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 / 35.68944; 39.81889﻿ (Halabiye) | 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 / 35.00500; 40.42333﻿ (Qal'at Rahbeh) | 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 / 36.42722; 40.39889﻿ (Qal'at Sukkara) | 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 / 35.234972; 36.330778﻿ (Qalʿat Abū Qubais) | Hama | |
| Citadel of Hama | Castle | | Ruins | 35°08′10″N 36°44′58″E﻿ / ﻿35.13611°N 36.74944°E﻿ / 35.13611; 36.74944﻿ (Citadel of Hama) | 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 / 35.42000; 36.39250﻿ (Qal'at al-Madiq) | Hama | |
| Qal'at al-Rahiyya | Castle | | Ruins | 35°16′45″N 37°6′30″E﻿ / ﻿35.27917°N 37.10833°E﻿ / 35.27917; 37.10833﻿ (Qal'at al-Rahiyya) | 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 / 35.06611; 36.34333﻿ (Masyaf Castle) | Hama | |
| Shaizar | Spur castle | | Partially restored | 35°15′55″N 36°33′59″E﻿ / ﻿35.26528°N 36.56639°E﻿ / 35.26528; 36.56639﻿ (Shaizar) | Hama | |
| Shmemis | Hilltop castle | | Ruins | 35°02′13″N 37°00′49″E﻿ / ﻿35.03694°N 37.01361°E﻿ / 35.03694; 37.01361﻿ (Shmemis) | Hama | |
| Citadel of Homs | Castle | | Ruins | 34°43′25″N 36°42′52″E﻿ / ﻿34.72361°N 36.71444°E﻿ / 34.72361; 36.71444﻿ (Citadel of Homs) | 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 / 34.56278; 38.25694﻿ (Fakhr-al-Din al-Maani Castle) | Homs | |
| Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi | Desert castle | | Ruins | 34°22′28″N 37°36′21″E﻿ / ﻿34.37444°N 37.60583°E﻿ / 34.37444; 37.60583﻿ (Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi) | Homs | |
| Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi | Desert castle | | Ruins | 35°4′26″N 39°4′16″E﻿ / ﻿35.07389°N 39.07111°E﻿ / 35.07389; 39.07111﻿ (Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi) | Homs | |
| Krak des Chevaliers | Hilltop castle | | Partially restored | 34°45′25″N 36°17′4″E﻿ / ﻿34.75694°N 36.28444°E﻿ / 34.75694; 36.28444﻿ (Krak des Chevaliers) | 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 / 36.20750; 36.51917﻿ (Harem Castle) | Idlib | |
| Sarmada | Hilltop castle | | Ruins | 36°11′N 36°43′E﻿ / ﻿36.183°N 36.717°E﻿ / 36.183; 36.717 | Idlib | |
| Bani Qahtan Castle | Hilltop castle | | Ruins | 35°23′44″N 36°09′15″E﻿ / ﻿35.39556°N 36.15417°E﻿ / 35.39556; 36.15417﻿ (Bani Qahtan Castle) | Latakia | |
| Bourzey castle | Hilltop castle | | Ruins | 35°39′29″N 36°15′39″E﻿ / ﻿35.65806°N 36.26083°E﻿ / 35.65806; 36.26083﻿ (Bourzey Castle) | Latakia | |
| Mahalibeh Castle | Hilltop castle | | Partially restored | 35°30′28″N 36°05′14″E﻿ / ﻿35.50778°N 36.08722°E﻿ / 35.50778; 36.08722﻿ (Mahalibeh Castle) | Latakia | |
| Qal'at Salah ed-Din | Spur castle | | Partially restored | 35°35′45″N 36°03′26″E﻿ / ﻿35.59583°N 36.05722°E﻿ / 35.59583; 36.05722﻿ (Qal'at Salah ed-Din) | 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 / 33.25278; 35.71472﻿ (Nimrod Fortress) | 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 / 32.8197861; 35.7423806﻿ (Nimrod Fortress) | 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 / 35.93444; 39.00139﻿ (Citadel of Raqqa) | 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 / 35.89750; 38.48083﻿ (Qal'at Ja'bar) | 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 / 33.266667; 37.366667﻿ (Jabal Sais) | 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 / 32.49389; 36.71000﻿ (Salkhad Castle) | Suwayda | |
| Chastel Blanc | Hilltop castle | | Partially restored | 34°49′14″N 36°07′01″E﻿ / ﻿34.82056°N 36.11694°E﻿ / 34.82056; 36.11694﻿ (Chastel Blanc) | Tartus | |
| Chastel Rouge | Spur castle | | Partially restored | 34°48′44″N 35°58′14″E﻿ / ﻿34.81222°N 35.97056°E﻿ / 34.81222; 35.97056﻿ (Chastel Rouge) | Tartus | |
| Al-Kahf Castle | Spur castle | 12th century | Ruins | 35°02′27″N 36°04′58″E﻿ / ﻿35.04083°N 36.08278°E﻿ / 35.04083; 36.08278﻿ (Al-Kahf Castle) | 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 / 34.97278; 36.00167﻿ (Qala'at Khawabi) | Tartus | |
| Burj al-Sabi | Spur castle | 12th century | Ruins | 35°9′14″N 35°55′38″E﻿ / ﻿35.15389°N 35.92722°E﻿ / 35.15389; 35.92722﻿ (Burj al-Sabi) | 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 / 34.74444; 36.04250﻿ (Areimeh) | 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 / 35.15222; 35.95000﻿ (Margat) | 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 / 35.06778; 35.89056﻿ (Maraclea) | 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 / 35.10139; 36.16111﻿ (Al-Qadmus Castle) | 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 / 34.94778; 36.25833﻿ (al-Sheikh Deeb Castle) | Tartus | |
| Citadel of Tartus | Castle | | Residential area | 34°53′36″N 35°52′35″E﻿ / ﻿34.89333°N 35.87639°E﻿ / 34.89333; 35.87639﻿ (Citadel of Tartus) | Tartus | |