Qal‘at Jābir
Qal‘at Jābir is a ruin in Raqqa Governorate, Syria.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Qal’at Ja’bar.
Qal’at Ja’bar
Castle
Photo: Eleman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Qal'at Ja'bar is a castle on the left bank of Euphrates Lake in Raqqa Governorate, Syria. Its site, formerly a prominent hill-top overlooking the Euphrates Valley, is now an island in Lake Assad that can only be reached by an artificial causeway. Qal’at Ja’bar is situated 2 km northeast of Qal‘at Jābir.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tabqa.
Tabqa
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tabqa, formerly Al-Thawrah, is a city in Raqqa Governorate, Syria, approximately 55 kilometres west of Raqqa. Until the 1960s it had been a relatively small settlement. The city had a population of 69,425 as of the 2004 census.
Qal‘at Jābir
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Qal`at Jabir” and “Qalaat Jâber”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Raqqa Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.88333° or 35° 53′ northLongitude
38.46667° or 38° 28′ eastElevation
302 metres (991 feet)Open location code
8G7WVFM8+8MGeoNames ID
166198
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