Fakhr-al-Din al-Ma’ani Castle

Palmyra Castle, also known as Fakhr-al-Din al-Ma'ani Castle or Tadmur Castle, is a castle overlooking in the province of , . The castle is thought to have been built by the Mamluks in the 13th century on a high hill overlooking the historic…
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: castle
  • Also known as: “Fakhr-al-Din al-Maani Castle”, “Palmyra Castle”, “Qalʿat Faḫr ad-Dīn al-Maʿnī”, “Qalʿat Tadmur”, “Qaṣr Ibn Maʿn”, and “قلعة فخر الدين ا”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Temple of Baalshamin and Roman Theatre at Palmyra.

Archaeological site
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The was an ancient temple in the city of , Syria, dedicated to the Canaanite sky deity Baalshamin. The temple's earliest phase dates to the late 2nd century BC; its altar was built in 115 AD, and the temple was substantially rebuilt in 131 AD. is situated 1½ km southeast of Fakhr-al-Din al-Ma’ani Castle.

Theater building
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The is a Roman theatre in ancient in the Syrian Desert. The unfinished theatre dates back to the second-century CE Severan period. is situated 1½ km southeast of Fakhr-al-Din al-Ma’ani Castle.

Ruins
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The Temple of Al-Lat, was an ancient temple located in , dedicated to the goddess Al-Lat. The temple was dedicated by the citizen Taimarsu of Palmyra in c. is situated 1 km southeast of Fakhr-al-Din al-Ma’ani Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Palmyra.

Photo: Eusebius, CC BY 3.0.
was the only oasis in and perhaps the only truly tourist town. was known as Tadmor to the Syrians. Both meant the same thing - date palm.

Fakhr-al-Din al-Ma’ani Castle

Latitude
34.56275° or 34° 33′ 46″ north
Longitude
38.25717° or 38° 15′ 26″ east
Inception
1230
Open location code
8G6WH774+3V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1197965480
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q458776
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Fakhr-al-Din al-Ma’ani Castle” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة المعني”
  • Arabic: “قلعة فخر الدين المعاني”
  • Arabic: “قلعة فخر الدين المعني”
  • Basque: “Qalat Ibn Man”
  • Catalan: “Qal’at Ibn Ma’n”
  • French: “château Qalat ibn Maan”
  • French: “Château Qalat ibn Maan”
  • German: “Burg Palmyra”
  • German: “Burg Qasr Ibn Mahn”
  • German: “Qal‘At Ibn Ma‘N”
  • German: “Qalʿat Ibn Maʿn”
  • German: “Qasr Ibn Maʿan”
  • Hebrew: “טירת פח’ר א-דין אל-מעני”
  • Hebrew: “טירת פחר אל דין אלמעני”
  • Hindi: “पलमीरा दुर्ग”
  • Indonesian: “Benteng Fakhruddin al-Ma’ani”
  • Italian: “Castello di Palmira”
  • Japanese: “アラブ城”
  • Polish: “Zamek Fakhr-al-Din al-Maani”
  • Russian: “Замок Пальмира”
  • Spanish: “Qal’at Ibn Ma’n”
  • Turkish: “Palmira Kalesi”

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