🇱🇧 Lebanon
26 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 Saint Louis Castle, 1 km west of the city centre; the most famous is Beaufort Castle (Lebanon) — #169 of 8,133 worldwide — 30 km south-east. The oldest dated site in the circle is Fortress of Niha, founded 975.
The 100 km circle reaches into 3 countries — Lebanon (15), Israel (7), Syria (4).
1 km north-west · Castle
Sidon's Sea Castle was built by the crusaders in the thirteenth century as a fortress of the Holy Land.
24 km north-east · Palace & château
Beiteddine Palace is an 18th-century palace in Beiteddine, Lebanon, built by Bashir II.
1 km west · Ruin
The Castle of Saint Louis, also known as Qalaat al Muizz or the Land Castle, is a ruined castle in Sidon, Lebanon.
25 km north-east · Castle
Moussa Castle is a castle between Deir el Qamar and Beit ed-Dine in Lebanon. The 3,500 sq m castle was built by Moussa Abdel Karim Al Maamari, and…
23 km north-east · Palace & château
Fakhreddine II Palace is a 17th-century palace in Deir el Qamar, Chouf District, Lebanon.
22 km east · Fortress
The Fortress of Niha is an ancient fortress in Lebanon, first mentioned in historical records in 975 AD.
30 km south-east · Castle · #169 worldwide
Beaufort or Belfort Castle, known locally as Qal'at al-Shaqif or Shaqif Arnun, is a Crusader fortress in Nabatieh Governorate, Southern Lebanon,…
59 km south · Ruin
Montfort is a ruined Crusader castle in the Upper Galilee region in northern Israel, about 22 miles northeast of the city of Haifa and 10 miles south…
47 km south-east · Fortress
The Nimrod Fortress, also called Nimrod Castle, is a castle built by the Ayyubids and greatly enlarged by the Mamluks, situated on the southern…
41 km south · Ruin
Toron, now Tibnin or Tebnine in southern Lebanon, was a major Crusader castle, built in the Lebanon mountains on the road from Tyre to Damascus.
35 km north-east · Palace & château
Baabda Palace, is the official residence of the President of Lebanon. The palace was built in 1956 on a hill in the mountain town of Baabda…
41 km south-east · Ruin
Hunin Fortress is the ruin of a Crusader fortress in present-day Israel, also known as Château Neuf and elsewhere given as Chastel Neuf.
42 km south · Ruin
Doubay Castle is a Crusader castle located near the town of Shaqra in Jabal Amel.
40 km north · Ruin
Beirut Castle was a major Crusader castle located in downtown Beirut, Lebanon.
44 km east · Fortress
The Rashaya Citadel or Citadel of Independence is a national monument, in Lebanon.
34 km north-east · Castle
The Seraglio of Baabda, is a historic building located in Baabda, Lebanon, and is one of the country's oldest official buildings.
81 km east · Palace & château
The People's Palace, known in English as the Presidential Palace until 2024, is the official residence of the president of Syria.
86 km east · Fortress
The Citadel of Damascus is an Ayyubid-era medieval fortified palace and citadel in Damascus, Syria.
87 km east · Palace & château
Al-Azm Palace is a palace in Damascus, Syria, built in 1749. Located north of Al-Buzuriyah Souq in the Ancient City of Damascus, the palace was built…
67 km north · Ruin
Byblos Castle is a Crusader castle in Byblos, Lebanon. In Crusader times it was known as the Castle of Gibelet , also spelled Giblet, which belonged…
66 km south · Ruin
Chastelet also known as Beytulahzan was a castle located beside Jacob's Ford, a ford of the upper Jordan River in Israel.
76 km south · Fortress
The Hospitaller commandery of Saint-Jean-d'Acre is a monumental complex founded by the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, also known as the Knights…
67 km south · Ruin
The Citadel of Safed is a now-defunct fortress castle situated on the peak of the mountain housing the modern city of Safed.
84 km north · Fortress
The Mseilha Fort is a historic fortification located in Northern Lebanon, strategically positioned on the right bank of Nahr al-Jaouz river, in…
65 km south · Fortress
Birya Fortress is a fortress built by the Jewish Palmach paramilitary during the British Mandate near the Jewish village of Birya and the Arab…
61 km south · Ruin
King's Castle is a former Crusader castle in Mi'ilya in Galilee in the north of Israel.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q163490.
The Castlemap atlas maps 26 landmarks (4 castles · 7 fortresses · 5 palaces & châteaux · 10 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Sidon, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Saint Louis Castle, a ruin 1 km west of the city centre.
Beaufort Castle (Lebanon), ranked #169 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking — 30 km south-east from Sidon.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Fortress of Niha, founded 975 — 22 km east. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Nabatieh (23 km) · Tyre (36 km) · Beirut (38 km) · Damascus (85 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
