Bourzey castle

Bourzey castle, also known as Mirza castle, is located at the border of coastal mountains and Ghab valley, 25 km away from Jisr al-Shughur, at altitude 450 m.
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  • Type: Ruin
  • Description: castle ruin in Shathah District, Syria
  • Also known as: Bourzey Castle”, “Kalaat Beit Rabbi”, “Qal‘at Burzay”, “Qal`at Burzay”, “Qalaat Bourzej”, “Qalaat Bourzey”, and “Ruines de Bourzey

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Az-Ziyara.

Village
Al-Ziyarah is a town in northern , administratively part of the , located 75 kilometers northwest of . It is situated in the Ghab plain, on the eastern bank of the . is situated 9 km northeast of Bourzey castle.

Bourzey castle

Latitude
35.65° or 35° 39′ north
Longitude
36.25° or 36° 15′ east
Elevation
672 metres (2,205 feet)
Open location code
8G7RM722+22
Geo­Names ID
166202
Wiki­data ID
Q365170
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Bourzey castle” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: قلعة ميرزا
  • Bulgarian: Бурзе
  • Catalan: Barzuya
  • Catalan: Bourzey
  • Catalan: Kalat Marza
  • Catalan: Kalat Mirza
  • Dutch: Bourzey
  • German: Bourzey
  • German: Burg Bourzey
  • German: Qal‘At Barzūyā
  • German: Qal‘At Mīrzā
  • German: Rochefort
  • Greek: Κάστρο Μπούρζεϊ
  • Japanese: ブルゼイ城
  • Spanish: Castillo Bourzey

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