Castle
Qal'at Najm
🇸🇾 Syria · 7th century
Qal'at Najm (Arabic: قلعة نجم) is a castle located on the right bank of the Euphrates, near the town of Manbij in north Syria. The castle probably stood on the site of an earlier Roman site and is known from Arabic texts since the 7th century CE. Reconstruction works were carried out in the castle by Nur ad-Din Zangi and Az-Zahir Ghazi during the 12th and early 13th centuries. The castle sits on a mound that is protected by a glacis and houses a palace-bath complex and a mosque.
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Qal'at Najm ranks #3,792 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #23 of the 39 mapped in Syria. Founded c. 650, it is older than 96% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 31 atlas entries founded in the 7th century. The nearest day-trip guide is Gaziantep, 97 km away. It is one of the 114 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Levant. See how Syria compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Qal'at Najm?
Qal'at Najm stands in Syria, at 36.555°, 38.26167°.
When was Qal'at Najm built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 650. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Qal'at Najm?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #3,792 of 8,133 worldwide, and #23 in Syria. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Qal'at Najm?
Birecik Kalesi, about 59 km away.
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