Castle
Aleika Castle
🇸🇾 Syria
Aleika Castle or Aliqa Castle (Arabic: قلعة العليقة) is located in Aliqa, approximately 85 km from Tartus. The castle consists of two concentric structures. Historically (12th century) it was under Syrian Nizari Isma'ili control, and was used during the crusades. Cemetery stones are found in the castle with Latin inscriptions, which confirms that fights took place here during the Crusades. The Mamluk Sultan Baibars is mentioned in the archives of the Syrian Tourism ministry.
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Aleika Castle ranks #7,596 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #37 of the 38 mapped in Syria. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Baniyas, 17 km away. It is one of the 113 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Levant. See how Syria compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Aleika Castle?
Aleika Castle stands in Syria, at 35.17694°, 36.12222°.
How famous is Aleika Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #7,596 of 8,134 worldwide, and #37 in Syria. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Aleika Castle?
Al-Kahf Castle, about 16 km away.
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