Citadel of Homs
The Citadel of Homs, also known as Homs Castle or Qalaat Homs, is a historic building now mostly ruined in Homs, Syria. The citadel was built on top of an ancient tell southwest of the Old City, with remains dating back to the 3rd millennium BCE.Photo: Louis-François Cassas, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Al-Atassi Mosque and Al Nuri Great Mosque.
Al-Atassi Mosque
Mosque
Photo: tammam, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Al-Atassi Mosque, also known as the Great Al-Atassi Mosque, is a mosque in Homs, Syria. It is situated in a public park on the site of a former graveyard at the foot of the mound on which the remains of the citadel stand. Al-Atassi Mosque is situated 220 metres west of Citadel of Homs.
Al Nuri Great Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Zozo2kx, Public domain.
The Great Mosque of al-Nuri also called al-Nouri Mosque, is a mosque in Homs, Syria. It is situated off ash-Shouhada street, adjacent to the city's historical roofed souqs. Al Nuri Great Mosque is situated 790 metres north of Citadel of Homs.
Umm al-Zenar Church
Church
Photo: Shaza Askar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Saint Mary of the Holy Belt Cathedral is a Syriac Orthodox cathedral in Homs, Syria. The first structure on the site was completed in 59 AD, and the present structure dates from 1852. It is the seat of the Syriac Orthodox Archbishop of Homs and Hama. Umm al-Zenar Church is situated 1 km northeast of Citadel of Homs.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Homs and Fairouzeh.
Homs
Photo: Bo yaser, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Homs is the third largest city in Syria. Much of the city was destroyed or damaged during the Syrian civil war of 2011-2024, particularly during the Siege of Homs.
Fairouzeh
Town
Fairouzeh is a village 3 miles southeast of the city of Homs in Syria. Due to urban development in the area, Fairouzeh, like nearby Zaydal, is now considered one of Homs' suburbs. Fairouzeh is situated 4½ km southeast of Citadel of Homs.
Citadel of Homs
- Type: Castle
- Description: Homs Citadel The castle is located in the southwest of the ancient city of Homs / Syria, on a hill 32 m high from the city and at an altitude of 533 AD. The construction of the castle dates back to the third thousand BC
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Homs Governorate, Syria, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
34.72344° or 34° 43′ 24″ northLongitude
36.71441° or 36° 42′ 52″ eastOpen location code
8G6RPPF7+9QOpenStreetMap ID
node 10050419913OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q3388317
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Citadel of Homs” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قلعة حمص”
- Arabic: “قلعه حمص”
- French: “château de Homs”
- French: “Citadelle de Homs”
- Hebrew: “מצודת חומס”
- Turkish: “Humus Kalesi”
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