Syria · 12th century
Qal'at Sukkara ranks #8,784 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #38 of the 38 mapped in Syria. Founded c. 1150, it is older than 80% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 763 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. It is one of the 105 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Levant. See how Syria compares in the castle statistics.
Qal'at Sukkara (Arabic: قلعة سكرة) is an Islamic Ayyubid castle located in Mount Abdulaziz in al-Hasakah Governorate, Syria. It was built in the 12th century CE to control the northern plain of the mountain.
The fortress spans 220 meters by 150 meters, with many defensive towers and fortified walls along its perimeter.
Text adapted from “Qal'at Sukkara” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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