Fakhr-al-Din al-Maani Castle

Palmyra Castle, also known as Fakhr-al-Din al-Ma'ani Castle (Arabic: قلعة فخر الدين المعني) or Tadmur Castle, is a castle overlooking Palmyra in the province of Homs, Syria.

The castle is thought to have been built by the Mamluks in the 13th century on a high hill overlooking the historic site of Palmyra, and is named for the Druze emir Fakhr-al-Din II, who extended the Druze domains to the region of Palmyra during the 16th century.

The site of the castle and Palmyra in 1980 became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in recognition of the monumental ruins of a great city, which was one of the most important cultural centres of the ancient world. The site was designated a national monument in Syria and a buffer zone was established in 2007.

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Fakhr-al-Din al-Maani Castleは、アトラスの城の知名度ランキングで世界1,606位（全3,734件中）、シリアの24件では13位にランクされています。1230年に創建され、アトラスの年代判明済みの城の77%より古い城です（13世紀に創建されたアトラス収録の397件のひとつ）。シリアが他とどう比べられるかは、城の統計をご覧ください。

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