Name Type Date Condition Image Coordinates Governorate Notes Citadel of Aleppo Castle 12th–13th centuries Partially restored 36°11′57″N 37°09′45″E / 36.19917°N 37.16250°E / 36.19917; 37.16250 (Citadel of Aleppo ) Aleppo Covers an ancient tell with remains dating back to the 3rd millennium BCE. Present architecture builted by Ayyubid dynasty Qal'at Najm Hilltop castle 12th–13th centuries Partially restored 36°33′18″N 38°15′42″E / 36.55500°N 38.26167°E / 36.55500; 38.26167 (Qal'at Najm ) Aleppo Besieged in 1820 by Ottoman forces after a local warlord had sought refuge in the castle.[1] Citadel of Damascus Castle 11th–13th centuries Partially restored 33°30′42″N 36°18′7″E / 33.51167°N 36.30194°E / 33.51167; 36.30194 (Citadel of Damascus ) Damascus Part of the Ancient City of Damascus World Heritage Site .[2] Citadel of Bosra Castle Partially restored 32°31′04″N 36°28′54″E / 32.51778°N 36.48167°E / 32.51778; 36.48167 (Citadel of Bosra ) Daraa Built around a Roman theatre . Part of the Ancient City of Bosra World Heritage Site .[3] Halabiye Hilltop castle 6th century Ruins 35°41′22″N 39°49′08″E / 35.68944°N 39.81889°E / 35.68944; 39.81889 (Halabiye ) Deir ez-Zor Originally fortified by Queen Zenobia of Palmyra , refortified under the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I and partially re-used after the Muslim conquest of Syria .[4] Qal'at Rahbeh Hilltop castle Ruins 35°00′18″N 40°25′24″E / 35.00500°N 40.42333°E / 35.00500; 40.42333 (Qal'at Rahbeh ) Deir ez-Zor Much of the current structure dates back to its construction by the Ayyubid lord, Shirkuh II , in 1207. Qal'at Sukkara Hilltop castle Ruins 36°25′38″N 40°23′56″E / 36.42722°N 40.39889°E / 36.42722; 40.39889 (Qal'at Sukkara ) Al Hasakah Located in the Jebel Abd al-Aziz . Qalʿat Abū Qubais Hilltop castle Partially restored 35°14′05.9″N 36°19′50.8″E / 35.234972°N 36.330778°E / 35.234972; 36.330778 (Qalʿat Abū Qubais ) Hama Citadel of Hama Castle Ruins 35°08′10″N 36°44′58″E / 35.13611°N 36.74944°E / 35.13611; 36.74944 (Citadel of Hama ) Hama Excavated by a Danish expedition between 1931 and 1938.[5] Qalaat al-Madiq Hilltop castle Residential area 35°25′12″N 36°23′33″E / 35.42000°N 36.39250°E / 35.42000; 36.39250 (Qal'at al-Madiq ) Hama Qal'at al-Rahiyya Castle Ruins 35°16′45″N 37°6′30″E / 35.27917°N 37.10833°E / 35.27917; 37.10833 (Qal'at al-Rahiyya ) Hama The castle dates back to the second millennium BC.[6] Masyaf Castle Spur castle Partially restored 35°03′58″N 36°20′36″E / 35.06611°N 36.34333°E / 35.06611; 36.34333 (Masyaf Castle ) Hama Shaizar Spur castle Partially restored 35°15′55″N 36°33′59″E / 35.26528°N 36.56639°E / 35.26528; 36.56639 (Shaizar ) Hama Shmemis Hilltop castle Ruins 35°02′13″N 37°00′49″E / 35.03694°N 37.01361°E / 35.03694; 37.01361 (Shmemis ) Hama Citadel of Homs Castle Ruins 34°43′25″N 36°42′52″E / 34.72361°N 36.71444°E / 34.72361; 36.71444 (Citadel of Homs ) Homs Built on top of an ancient tell with remains dating back to the 3rd millennium BCE.[7] Fakhr-al-Din al-Maani Castle Hilltop castle Partially restored 34°33′46″N 38°15′25″E / 34.56278°N 38.25694°E / 34.56278; 38.25694 (Fakhr-al-Din al-Maani Castle ) Homs Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi Desert castle Ruins 34°22′28″N 37°36′21″E / 34.37444°N 37.60583°E / 34.37444; 37.60583 (Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi ) Homs Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi Desert castle Ruins 35°4′26″N 39°4′16″E / 35.07389°N 39.07111°E / 35.07389; 39.07111 (Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi ) Homs Krak des Chevaliers Hilltop castle Partially restored 34°45′25″N 36°17′4″E / 34.75694°N 36.28444°E / 34.75694; 36.28444 (Krak des Chevaliers ) Homs Part of the Crac des Chevaliers and Qal'at Salah El-Din World Heritage Site .[8] Harem Castle Hilltop castle Ruins 36°12′27″N 36°31′09″E / 36.20750°N 36.51917°E / 36.20750; 36.51917 (Harem Castle ) Idlib Sarmada Hilltop castle Ruins 36°11′N 36°43′E / 36.183°N 36.717°E / 36.183; 36.717 Idlib Bani Qahtan Castle Hilltop castle Ruins 35°23′44″N 36°09′15″E / 35.39556°N 36.15417°E / 35.39556; 36.15417 (Bani Qahtan Castle ) Latakia Bourzey castle Hilltop castle Ruins 35°39′29″N 36°15′39″E / 35.65806°N 36.26083°E / 35.65806; 36.26083 (Bourzey Castle ) Latakia Mahalibeh Castle Hilltop castle Partially restored 35°30′28″N 36°05′14″E / 35.50778°N 36.08722°E / 35.50778; 36.08722 (Mahalibeh Castle ) Latakia Qal'at Salah ed-Din Spur castle Partially restored 35°35′45″N 36°03′26″E / 35.59583°N 36.05722°E / 35.59583; 36.05722 (Qal'at Salah ed-Din ) Latakia Part of the Crac des Chevaliers and Qal'at Salah El-Din World Heritage Site .[8] Nimrod Fortress Hilltop castle 13th century 33°15′10″N 35°42′53″E / 33.25278°N 35.71472°E / 33.25278; 35.71472 (Nimrod Fortress ) Quneitra Located in the Golan Heights Castle of al-Al Castle Quneitra Located in the Golan Heights Qasr Bardawil Hilltop castle 32°49′11.23″N 35°44′32.57″E / 32.8197861°N 35.7423806°E / 32.8197861; 35.7423806 (Nimrod Fortress ) Quneitra Located in the Golan Heights Citadel of Raqqa Castle 13th century Destroyed 35°56′4″N 39°00′5″E / 35.93444°N 39.00139°E / 35.93444; 39.00139 (Citadel of Raqqa ) Raqqa The citadel was completely removed and built over in the 1950s.[9] Qal'at Ja'bar Hilltop castle 12th century Partially restored 35°53′51″N 38°28′51″E / 35.89750°N 38.48083°E / 35.89750; 38.48083 (Qal'at Ja'bar ) Raqqa Originally situated on a hilltop overlooking the Euphrates Valley but now turned into an island by the flooding of Lake Assad .[10] Jabal Sais Desert castle/fortification 7th century Ruins 33°16′00″N 37°22′00″E / 33.266667°N 37.366667°E / 33.266667; 37.366667 (Jabal Sais ) Rif Dimashq The fortification sits near an extinct volcano.[11] Salkhad Castle Hilltop castle Ruins 32°29′38″N 36°42′36″E / 32.49389°N 36.71000°E / 32.49389; 36.71000 (Salkhad Castle ) Suwayda Chastel Blanc Hilltop castle Partially restored 34°49′14″N 36°07′01″E / 34.82056°N 36.11694°E / 34.82056; 36.11694 (Chastel Blanc ) Tartus Chastel Rouge Spur castle Partially restored 34°48′44″N 35°58′14″E / 34.81222°N 35.97056°E / 34.81222; 35.97056 (Chastel Rouge ) Tartus Al-Kahf Castle Spur castle 12th century Ruins 35°02′27″N 36°04′58″E / 35.04083°N 36.08278°E / 35.04083; 36.08278 (Al-Kahf Castle ) Tartus In 1192, Rashid ad-Din Sinan , also known as the Old Man of the Mountain, died in Al-Kahf Castle, which was an Ismaili stronghold during the 12th century.[12] Qala'at Khawabi Spur castle Residential area 34°58′22″N 36°00′06″E / 34.97278°N 36.00167°E / 34.97278; 36.00167 (Qala'at Khawabi ) Tartus Burj al-Sabi Spur castle 12th century Ruins 35°9′14″N 35°55′38″E / 35.15389°N 35.92722°E / 35.15389; 35.92722 (Burj al-Sabi ) Tartus Castle of Knights Hospitallers Areimeh Castle Spur castle 12th century Ruins 34°44′40″N 36°02′33″E / 34.74444°N 36.04250°E / 34.74444; 36.04250 (Areimeh ) Tartus Castle of Knights Templar Margat Spur castle 11th–12th centuries Partially restored 35°09′08″N 35°57′0″E / 35.15222°N 35.95000°E / 35.15222; 35.95000 (Margat ) Tartus Headquarters of the Knights Hospitaller in Syria. Maraclea Hilltop castle 11th century Ruins 35°4′4″N 35°53′26″E / 35.06778°N 35.89056°E / 35.06778; 35.89056 (Maraclea ) Tartus Castle of Knights Hospitaller Al-Qadmus Castle Hilltop castle 11th–12th centuries Ruins 35°6′5″N 36°9′40″E / 35.10139°N 36.16111°E / 35.10139; 36.16111 (Al-Qadmus Castle ) Tartus Crusader Castle al-Sheikh Deeb Castle Hilltop castle Ruins 34°56′52″N 36°15′30″E / 34.94778°N 36.25833°E / 34.94778; 36.25833 (al-Sheikh Deeb Castle ) Tartus Citadel of Tartus Castle Residential area 34°53′36″N 35°52′35″E / 34.89333°N 35.87639°E / 34.89333; 35.87639 (Citadel of Tartus ) Tartus