🇸🇾 Syria
16 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 Chmemis Castle, 5 km north-west of the city centre; the most famous is Krak des Chevaliers — #47 of 7,738 worldwide — 75 km west. The oldest dated site in the circle is Qasr ibn Wardan, founded c. 550.
Every one of them stands in Syria — the country page shows the full national picture.
5 km north-west · 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.
43 km north · Ruin
Qasr Ibn Wardan is a hamlet and 6th-century archaeological site located in the Syrian Desert, approximately 60 kilometres northeast from Hama and…
58 km 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…
53 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.
31 km north-west · 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.
44 km south-west · Ruin
The Citadel of Homs, also known as Homs Castle or Qalaat Homs, is a historic building now mostly ruined in Homs, Syria.
75 km west · Castle · #47 worldwide
Krak des Chevaliers (French: [kʁak de ʃvalje]; Arabic: قلعة الحصن, romanized: Qalʿat al-Ḥiṣn, Arabic: [ˈqalʕat alˈħisˤn]; Old French: Crac des…
65 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…
87 km south-east · Ruin
Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi is a Syrian desert castle or qasr located 80 km south-west of Palmyra on the Damascus road.
75 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.
88 km 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.
70 km west · Ruin
Abu Qubays is a former medieval castle and currently an inhabited village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate,…
88 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…
97 km 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 west · Castle
Qulay'a, also transliterated Qulay'at or Qleiat) is a village and medieval citadel in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Tartus…
87 km 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 Q75621.
The Castlemap atlas maps 16 landmarks (8 castles · 1 fortress · 7 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Salamiyah, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Chmemis Castle, a ruin 5 km north-west of the city centre.
Krak des Chevaliers, ranked #47 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking — 75 km west from Salamiyah.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Qasr ibn Wardan, founded c. 550 — 43 km north. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Hama (31 km) · Homs (44 km) · Ma'arrat Nu'man (78 km) · Baniyas (103 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
