Syria · 6th century
Qasr Ibn Wardan (Arabic: قصر ابن وردان) is a hamlet and 6th-century archaeological site located in the Syrian Desert, approximately 60 kilometres (37 mi) northeast from Hama and about 19 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of al-Hamraa. The hamlet is separated from the Byzantine-era ruins by a road, with the former situated to the east of the road and the ruins situated to the west. According to the Syria Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Qasr Ibn Wardan had a population of 467 in the 2004 census.
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Qasr ibn Wardan ranks #2,658 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #15 of the 38 mapped in Syria. Founded c. 550, it is older than 96% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 39 atlas entries founded in the 6th century. The nearest day-trip guide is Salamiyah, 43 km away. It is one of the 106 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Levant. See how Syria compares in the castle statistics.
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