Syria
23 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 Hama Castle, 1 km north of the city centre; the most famous is Krak des Chevaliers (#50 of 9,035 worldwide) 59 km south-west. The oldest dated site in the circle is Chmemis Castle, founded c. 50 BC.
Every one of them stands in Syria: the country page shows the full national picture.
1 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…
22 km north-west · Castle
Shayzar Castle is a historic fortress located in Shaizar, Hama Governorate in northwestern Syria, atop a hill overlooking the Orontes River.
1 km north · 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.
59 km south-west · Castle · #50 worldwide
Krak des Chevaliers (French: [kʁak de ʃvalje]; Arabic: قلعة الحصن, romanized: Qalʿat al-Ḥiṣn, Arabic: [ˈqalʕat alˈħisˤn]; Old French: Crac des…
38 km west · Castle
Masyaf Castle is a medieval structure in the town of Masyaf in Hama Governorate, Syria, situated in the Orontes Valley, approximately 40 kilometres…
45 km north-west · Fortress
Qalaat al-Madiq is a town and medieval fortress in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located northwest of Hama.
51 km north-east · Ruin
Qasr Ibn Wardan is a hamlet and 6th-century archaeological site located in the Syrian Desert, approximately 60 kilometres northeast from Hama and…
40 km west · Ruin
Abu Qubays is a former medieval castle and currently an inhabited village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate,…
26 km south-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.
37 km south-west · Ruin
Montferrand was a fortress in the County of Tripoli, built in 1126. The construction of Montferrand started when the united crusader troops from…
46 km south · Ruin
The Citadel of Homs, also known as Homs Castle or Qalaat Homs, is a historic building now mostly ruined in Homs, Syria.
49 km south-west · Castle
Qulay'a, also transliterated Qulay'at or Qleiat) is a village and medieval citadel in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Tartus…
57 km west · Castle
Aleika Castle or Aliqa Castle is located in Aliqa, approximately 85 km from Tartus. The castle consists of two concentric structures.
81 km north-west · Fortress
Castle of Saladin, also known as the Sahyun Castle, is a medieval castle in northwestern Syria.
73 km west · 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…
67 km south-west · Castle
Chastel Blanc is a medieval structure in Safita, western Syria. It was built by the Knights Templar during the Crusades upon prior fortifications.
80 km south-west · 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.
73 km north-west · 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…
84 km west · Castle
The Citadel of Tartus is a historic building now mostly a residential area by the Mediterranean Sea in Tartus, Syria.
62 km west · 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…
78 km south-west · Castle
Areimeh Castle is located on a rocky plateau about 25 kilometers southeast of Tartus, near the Safita area on the Syrian coast.
73 km north-west · Castle
Mahalibeh Castle, formerly known as Balatanos or Balatunus, is located on a high mountain summit near Lattakia, 40 km inland of the Syrian coast.
80 km north-west · Castle
Bani Qahtan castle is found in the Syrian Coastal Mountains, about 40 km from Latakia city.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q173545.
The Castle Map atlas maps 23 landmarks (11 castles · 2 fortresses · 1 palace & château · 9 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Hama, measured straight-line: a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Hama Castle, a ruin 1 km north of the city centre.
Krak des Chevaliers, ranked #50 of 9,035 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking: 59 km south-west from Hama.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Chmemis Castle, founded c. 50 BC: 26 km south-east. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Salamiyah (31 km) · Homs (45 km) · Ma'arrat Nu'man (57 km) · Baniyas (74 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
