Syria
25 castles, fortresses, palaces and ruins within 100 km of the city centre — every one on the interactive map, with photos, distances and directions.
The closest is Margat, 4 km south of the city centre; the most famous is Krak des Chevaliers — #50 of 9,079 worldwide — 57 km south-east. The oldest dated site in the circle is Royal Palace of Ugarit, founded c. 1450 BC.
The 100 km circle reaches into 2 countries — Syria (23), Lebanon (2).
4 km south · Ruin
Margat Castle, also known as Marqab Castle, is a castle near Baniyas, Syria, which was a Crusader fortress and one of the major strongholds of the…
20 km south-east · Castle
Al-Kahf Castle or the Castle of the Cave is a medieval Nizari Isma'ili castle located around 30 kilometres southeast of Margat, in the al-Ansariyah…
17 km east · Castle
Aleika Castle or Aliqa Castle is located in Aliqa, approximately 85 km from Tartus. The castle consists of two concentric structures.
57 km south-east · Castle · #50 worldwide
Krak des Chevaliers (French: [kʁak de ʃvalje]; Arabic: قلعة الحصن, romanized: Qalʿat al-Ḥiṣn, Arabic: [ˈqalʕat alˈħisˤn]; Old French: Crac des…
47 km north · Fortress
Castle of Saladin, also known as the Sahyun Castle, is a medieval castle in northwestern Syria.
39 km east · Castle
Masyaf Castle is a medieval structure in the town of Masyaf in Hama Governorate, Syria, situated in the Orontes Valley, approximately 40 kilometres…
49 km north-east · Fortress
Qalaat al-Madiq is a town and medieval fortress in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located northwest of Hama.
43 km south · Castle
Chastel Blanc is a medieval structure in Safita, western Syria. It was built by the Knights Templar during the Crusades upon prior fortifications.
36 km east · Ruin
Abu Qubays is a former medieval castle and currently an inhabited village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate,…
41 km south · Ruin
Chastel Rouge, also called Qal’at Yahmur, is a small Crusader stronghold in the North West of Syria that belonged to the County of Tripoli.
59 km north-east · Ruin
Bourzey castle, also known as Mirza castle, is located at the border of Syria coastal mountains and Ghab valley, 25 km away from Jisr al-Shughur, at…
50 km south-east · Ruin
Montferrand was a fortress in the County of Tripoli, built in 1126. The construction of Montferrand started when the united crusader troops from…
49 km north · Ruin
The Royal Palace of Ugarit is a Bronze Age ruins in the former port city of Ugarit on the Mediterranean coast of Syria.
33 km south · Castle
The Citadel of Tartus is a historic building now mostly a residential area by the Mediterranean Sea in Tartus, Syria.
50 km south · Castle
Areimeh Castle is located on a rocky plateau about 25 kilometers southeast of Tartus, near the Safita area on the Syrian coast.
+ 4 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
84 km south · Fortress
The Citadel of Tripoli is a 12th-century fortress in Tripoli, Lebanon. It was built at the top of a hill "during the initial Frankish siege of the…
74 km east · Palace & château
The Azm Palace is an 18th-century Ottoman-era palace in Hama, Syria at the center of the city on the banks of the Orontes River, about 400 meters…
99 km east · Ruin
Shmemis also ash-Shmemis, ash-Shmamis) is a castle located in Syria. It is located 3 km north west of Salamiyah and 30 km south east from Hama.
82 km south · Fortress
The Barsbay Tower, also known as Lions Tower, is a small Mamluk military fortress located at the far eastern end of the Tripoli harbor in North…
74 km east · Ruin
Hama Castle is a mostly-ruined fortress located in Hama, Syria, Located on the Orontes River. The location is dated back to the Seleucids.
87 km south-east · Ruin
The Citadel of Homs, also known as Homs Castle or Qalaat Homs, is a historic building now mostly ruined in Homs, Syria.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q263922.
The Castle Map atlas maps 25 landmarks (11 castles · 4 fortresses · 1 palace & château · 9 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Baniyas, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Margat, a ruin 4 km south of the city centre.
Krak des Chevaliers, ranked #50 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking — 57 km south-east from Baniyas.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Royal Palace of Ugarit, founded c. 1450 BC — 49 km north. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Latakia (40 km) · Hama (74 km) · Jisr ash-Shughur (78 km) · Tripoli (83 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
