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.
Louis-François Cassas, Public domain.- 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
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Al-Atassi Mosque and Al Nuri Great Mosque.
Al-Atassi Mosque
The Al-Atassi Mosque, also known as the Great Al-Atassi Mosque, is a mosque in Homs, Syria. Al-Atassi Mosque is situated 220 metres west of Citadel of Homs.
Al Nuri Great Mosque
The Great Mosque of al-Nuri also called al-Nouri Mosque, is a mosque in Homs, Syria. Al Nuri Great Mosque is situated 790 metres north of Citadel of Homs.
Umm al-Zenar Church
Saint Mary of the Holy Belt Cathedral is a Syriac Orthodox cathedral in Homs, Syria. Umm al-Zenar Church is situated 1 km northeast of Citadel of Homs.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Homs and Fairouzeh.
Citadel of Homs
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Latitude
34.72344° or 34° 43′ 24″ north
Longitude
36.71441° or 36° 42′ 52″ east
Open location code
8G6RPPF7+9Q
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Citadel of Homs” goes by many names.
قلعة حمصArabic
قلعه حمصArabic
מצודת חומסHebrew
Humus KalesiTurkish
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Citadel of Homs and Homs panorama.
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