Qal`at Najm

Qal'at Najm is a castle located on the right bank of the , near the town of in north . The castle probably stood on the site of an earlier Roman site and is known from Arabic texts since the 7th century CE.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: Castle in Syria
  • Also known as: “Kalaat el Nedjim, Qal`at an Najm, Qal`at en Nejm, Qalaat Nijm, Qal`at Najm” and “Qal’at Najm”

Qal`at Najm

Latitude
36.55521° or 36° 33′ 19″ north
Longitude
38.26199° or 38° 15′ 43″ east
Open location code
8G8WH746+3Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 571220223
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q2175522
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Qal`at Najm” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة منبج”
  • Arabic: “قلعة نجم”
  • Catalan: “Qàlat Najm”
  • Dutch: “Qal’at Najm”
  • French: “Qal’at Najm”
  • French: “Qal`at Najm”
  • German: “Burg Najim”
  • German: “Qal’at Najm”
  • German: “Qal`at Najm”
  • German: “Qalʿat Nadschm”
  • Indonesian: “Qal’at Najm”
  • Japanese: “ナジム城”
  • Japanese: “ナジュム城”
  • Russian: “Калъат-Ниджи”
  • Spanish: “Qal’at Najm”
  • Turkish: “Necm Kalesi”

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