Castle
Bani Qahtan Castle
🇸🇾 Syria
Bani Qahtan castle (Arabic: قلعة بني قحطان) is found in the Syrian Coastal Mountains, about 40 km from Latakia city.
The Bani Qahtan Castle also refers to the small village surrounding the castle. It is administratively part of the Ayn al-Sharqiyah subdistrict of the Jableh District of Latakia Governorate. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics, it had a population of 347 in the 2004 census.
Text adapted from “Bani Qahtan Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bani Qahtan Castle ranks #7,384 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #35 of the 38 mapped in Syria. 3 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Latakia, 27 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.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Bani Qahtan Castle?
Bani Qahtan Castle stands in Syria, at 35.58333°, 36.06667°.
How famous is Bani Qahtan Castle?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #7,384 of 8,134 worldwide, and #35 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 Bani Qahtan Castle?
Citadel of Salah Ed-Din, about 2 km away.
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