🇱🇧 Lebanon
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 Citadel of Tripoli, 1 km east of the city centre; the most famous is Krak des Chevaliers — #50 of 8,133 worldwide — 55 km north-east. The oldest dated site in the circle is Fortress of Niha, founded 975.
The 100 km circle reaches into 2 countries — Syria (13), Lebanon (11).
1 km east · Fortress
The Citadel of Tripoli is a 12th-century fortress in Tripoli, Lebanon. It was built at the top of a hill "during the initial Frankish siege of the…
22 km south-west · Fortress
The Mseilha Fort is a historic fortification located in Northern Lebanon, strategically positioned on the right bank of Nahr al-Jaouz river, in…
2 km north · Fortress
The Barsbay Tower, also known as Lions Tower, is a small Mamluk military fortress located at the far eastern end of the Tripoli harbor in North…
55 km north-east · Castle · #50 worldwide
Krak des Chevaliers (French: [kʁak de ʃvalje]; Arabic: قلعة الحصن, romanized: Qalʿat al-Ḥiṣn, Arabic: [ˈqalʕat alˈħisˤn]; Old French: Crac des…
39 km south-west · 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…
50 km north-east · Castle
Chastel Blanc is a medieval structure in Safita, western Syria. It was built by the Knights Templar during the Crusades upon prior fortifications.
44 km north · 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.
51 km north · Castle
The Citadel of Tartus is a historic building now mostly a residential area by the Mediterranean Sea in Tartus, Syria.
39 km north-east · Castle
Areimeh Castle is located on a rocky plateau about 25 kilometers southeast of Tartus, near the Safita area on the Syrian coast.
80 km north · 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…
84 km north-east · Castle
Masyaf Castle is a medieval structure in the town of Masyaf in Hama Governorate, Syria, situated in the Orontes Valley, approximately 40 kilometres…
86 km south · Palace & château
Beiteddine Palace is an 18th-century palace in Beiteddine, Lebanon, built by Bashir II.
72 km south · 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…
100 km north-east · Ruin
Abu Qubays is a former medieval castle and currently an inhabited village in northwestern Syria, administratively part of the Hama Governorate,…
78 km north-east · Ruin
Montferrand was a fortress in the County of Tripoli, built in 1126. The construction of Montferrand started when the united crusader troops from…
85 km south · 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…
71 km north · 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 · Palace & château
Fakhreddine II Palace is a 17th-century palace in Deir el Qamar, Chouf District, Lebanon.
97 km south · Fortress
The Fortress of Niha is an ancient fortress in Lebanon, first mentioned in historical records in 975 AD.
67 km south-west · Ruin
Beirut Castle was a major Crusader castle located in downtown Beirut, Lebanon.
87 km east · Ruin
The Citadel of Homs, also known as Homs Castle or Qalaat Homs, is a historic building now mostly ruined in Homs, Syria.
+ 3 more in this range — every one is on the interactive map.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre. City coordinates and population: Wikidata Q168954.
The Castlemap atlas maps 24 landmarks (10 castles · 4 fortresses · 3 palaces & châteaux · 7 ruins) within 100 km of the centre of Tripoli, measured straight-line — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks, not a count of every fortification ever built.
Citadel of Tripoli, a fortress 1 km east of the city centre.
Krak des Chevaliers, ranked #50 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking — 55 km north-east from Tripoli.
The oldest dated landmark in the circle is Fortress of Niha, founded 975 — 97 km south. Earlier structures may have existed; this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
Nearby city guides: Baalbek (58 km) · Beirut (68 km) · Baniyas (83 km) · Homs (87 km). See also medieval castles · all rankings · castles by country.
