Syria
21 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 Qalaat al-Madiq, 35 km south-west of the city centre; the most famous is Citadel of Aleppo — #310 of 9,079 worldwide — 76 km north-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 (19), Turkey (2).
55 km west · Fortress
Castle of Saladin, also known as the Sahyun Castle, is a medieval castle in northwestern Syria.
35 km south-west · Fortress
Qalaat al-Madiq is a town and medieval fortress in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate, located northwest of Hama.
60 km south-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…
55 km south-west · Ruin
Abu Qubays is a former medieval castle and currently an inhabited village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate,…
57 km south · 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…
38 km 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…
43 km south · Castle
Shayzar Castle is a historic fortress located in Shaizar, Hama Governorate in northwestern Syria, atop a hill overlooking the Orontes River.
57 km south · 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.
55 km 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.
55 km west · Castle
Bani Qahtan castle is found in the Syrian Coastal Mountains, about 40 km from Latakia city.
76 km north-east · Fortress · #310 worldwide
The Citadel of Aleppo is a large medieval fortified palace in the centre of the old city of Aleppo, northern Syria.
85 km south-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…
71 km south-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…
96 km north-west · Ruin
Bagras or Baghrās, ancient Pagrae, is a ruined medieval castle in the İskenderun district of Turkey, in the Amanus Mountains.
67 km north-west · Ruin
Koz Castle, or Kürşat Castle is a castle in the Altınözü district of the Hatay Province of Turkey, built on a small hill where the Kuseyr Creek…
74 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.
80 km south · Ruin
Montferrand was a fortress in the County of Tripoli, built in 1126. The construction of Montferrand started when the united crusader troops from…
80 km west · Ruin
The Royal Palace of Ugarit is a Bronze Age ruins in the former port city of Ugarit on the Mediterranean coast of Syria.
85 km south-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…
86 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…
72 km south-west · Castle
Aleika Castle or Aliqa Castle is located in Aliqa, approximately 85 km from Tartus. The castle consists of two concentric structures.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q728226.
The Castle Map atlas maps 21 landmarks (7 castles · 3 fortresses · 1 palace & château · 10 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Ma'arrat Nu'man, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Qalaat al-Madiq, a fortress 35 km south-west of the city centre.
Citadel of Aleppo, ranked #310 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking — 76 km north-east from Ma'arrat Nu'man.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Royal Palace of Ugarit, founded c. 1450 BC — 80 km west. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Idlib (32 km) · Jisr ash-Shughur (37 km) · Hama (57 km) · Salamiyah (78 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
