🇮🇱 Israel
24 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 Qasr al-Basha, 30 km north-west of the city centre; the most famous is Masada — #22 of 7,738 worldwide — 58 km east. The oldest dated site in the circle is Tower of David, founded 149 BC.
The 100 km circle reaches into 4 countries — Israel (12), Palestine (9), Jordan (2), Egypt (1).
58 km east · Ruin · #22 worldwide
Masada is a mountain-top fortress complex in the Judaean Desert, overlooking the western shore of the Dead Sea in southeastern Israel.
30 km north-west · Ruin
Qasr al-Basha, also known as Pasha's Palace Museum, Radwan Castle, and Napoleon's Fort, was a historic building in the Old City of Gaza, Palestine.
58 km north-east · Ruin
Castel National Park is an Israeli national park, which consists of a fortified summit in the Judean Mountains, at the site of the former Palestinian…
45 km north · Ruin
Minat al-Qal'a is a medieval coastal fort protecting the port known as Ashdod-Yam, which was historically separate from Ashdod proper but whose…
62 km north-east · Fortress · #199 worldwide
The Tower of David, also known as the Citadel, is an ancient citadel and contemporary museum, located near the Jaffa Gate entrance to the Old City of…
63 km north-east · Fortress · #275 worldwide
The Golden Gate or Gate of Mercy is the only eastern gate of the Temple Mount, and one of only two Gates of the Old City of Jerusalem that used to…
62 km north-east · Fortress · #303 worldwide
The Walls of Jerusalem surround the Old City of Jerusalem. In 1535, when Jerusalem was part of the Ottoman Empire, Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent…
93 km east · Castle
Kerak Castle is a large medieval castle located in al-Karak, Jordan. It is one of the largest castles in the Levant.
86 km east · Ruin
Machaerus was a Hasmonean hilltop palace and desert fortress, rebuilt by Herod and now in ruins, in the village of Mukawir in modern-day Jordan.
62 km north-east · Fortress
The Damascus Gate is one of the main Gates of the Old City of Jerusalem. It is located in the wall on the city's northwest side and connects to a…
63 km north-east · Ruin
The Antonia Fortress was a citadel built by Herod the Great and named for Herod's patron Mark Antony, as a fortress whose chief function was to…
62 km north-east · Fortress
Jaffa Gate is one of the seven main open gates of the Old City of Jerusalem. The name Jaffa Gate is currently used for both the historical Ottoman…
63 km north-east · Fortress
Lions' Gate, also St Stephen's Gate, is one of the seven open Gates of the Old City of Jerusalem. It leads into the Muslim Quarter of the Old City.
86 km north-east · Ruin
Hisham's Palace, also known as Khirbat al-Mafjar, is an important early Islamic archaeological site in the city of Jericho, in the West Bank in…
89 km north · Ruin
Apollonia, known in the Early Islamic period as Arsuf and in the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem as Arsur, was an ancient city on the Mediterranean…
62 km north-east · Fortress
The Dung Gate, also known as Bab al-Maghariba, Mughrabi Gate, Moroccan Gate or Silwan Gate, is one of the Gates of the Old City of Jerusalem.
+ 8 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q167617.
The Castlemap atlas maps 24 landmarks (2 castles · 10 fortresses · 2 palaces & châteaux · 10 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Rahat, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Qasr al-Basha, a ruin 30 km north-west of the city centre.
Masada, ranked #22 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking — 58 km east from Rahat.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Tower of David, founded 149 BC — 62 km north-east. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Yatta (32 km) · Ashkelon (37 km) · Bani Suheila (41 km) · Ashdod (46 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
