Qal’at Salah El-Din/Fortress of Saladin

castle · 2000 AD – 2099 AD

An ancient castle, located in modern Syria. Inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2006 as part of the "Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din" listing.

Coordinates

35.59502, 36.05524

Also known as

Château de Saône (fra), Citadel of Salah ad-Din (eng), Forteresse de Saladin (fra), Qalaat Sahyoun (ara), Qalʿat Ṣahyūn (ara), Qal’at Salah El-Din (en), Qal’at Salah El-Din (en), Sahyun Castle (en), Sahyun Castle (en), Saladinsburg (deu), Saone (fra), Saône (fra), Sehunna, صهيون (ara), قلعة صلاح الدين (ara)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
• iDAI.gazetteer (Deutsches Archäologisches Institut) · CC BY
  iDAI.gazetteer, Deutsches Archäologisches Institut (CC BY)
• Wikidata · CC0 1.0
  Wikidata (CC0)

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