Citadel of Salah Ed-Din (Saladin Castle)
Sahyun Castle, known as Saone Castle in the Crusader period and renamed to Castle of Saladin in 1957, is a medieval castle in northwestern Syria. It is located 7 km east of Al-Haffah town and 30 km east of the city of Latakia, in high mountainous terrain on a ridge between two deep ravines and surrounded by forest, the site has been fortified since at least the mid 10th century.
- Tourist attraction
- Description: medieval castle in northwestern Syria
- Also known as“Citadel of Salah Ed-Din”“Qalat Saladin”“Sahyun”“Sahyun Castle”“Saladin Castle”
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Latitude
35.59498° or 35° 35′ 42″ north
Longitude
36.05519° or 36° 3′ 19″ east
Open location code
8G7RH3V4+X3
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OpenStreetMap feature
historic = castle
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tourism = attraction
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Western Armenian—“Citadel of Salah Ed-Din (Saladin Castle)” goes by many names.
Kalaja e SaladinitAlbanian
Kështjella e SahyunAlbanian
Kështjella e SaladinitAlbanian
Kështjella e Salah Ed-DinAlbanian
Kështjella SahyunAlbanian
Kështjella SaladinAlbanian
قلعة صلاح الدين الأيوبيArabic
قلعه صلاح الدين الأيوبيArabic
Սալահ ալ-Դինի բերդArmenian
Saladinen ZitadelaBasque
Цытадэль Салах ад-ДзінаBelarusian
সালাহুদ্দিনের রাজপ্রাসাদBengali
Саладинов замъкBulgarian
Castell de SaladíCatalan
薩拉丁堡Chinese
Qal’at Salah El-DinCroatian
Saladinova citadelaCroatian
Qal’at Salah El-DinCzech
Saladinova citadelaCzech
Saladinův hradCzech
Saláh ad-Dínova citadelaCzech
Salah Ed-Dinova CitadelaCzech
Saláhuddínova citadelaCzech
Qal’at Salah El-DinDanish
Kasteel van SaladinDutch
Qal’at Salah El-DinDutch
Citadelo de SaladinoEsperanto
SaoneEsperanto
Cidadela de SaladinoGalician
სალადინის ციტადელიGeorgian
Κάστρο του ΣαλαντίνGreek
מצודת צלאח א-דיןHebrew
सलाउद्दीन का किलाHindi
Szaladin-citadellaHungarian
Istana Salah Ed-DinIndonesian
Cittadella del SaladinoItalian
Qal’at Salah El-DinItalian
カラット・サラーフ・アッディーンJapanese
サラーフッディーン城Japanese
살라딘성Korean
Saladino citadelėLithuanian
Саладинов замокMacedonian
Qal’at Salah El-DinNorwegian
Qal’at Salah El-DinNorwegian Bokmål
Salah Ed-Din-borgaNorwegian Nynorsk
قلعهٔ صلاحالدین ایوبیPersian
Kalat Salah ad-DinPolish
Цитадель Салах ад-ДинаRussian
Саладинова цитаделаSerbian
Qal’at Salah El-DinSerbo-Croatian
Saladinova citadelaSerbo-Croatian
Kal’a Saláh ad-DínSlovak
Saláhuddínova citadelaSlovak
Qal’at Salah El-DinSwedish
SaladinborgenSwedish
Salah Ed-Din-borgenSwedish
Selahaddin KalesiTurkish
Цитадель Салах ад-ДінаUkrainian
قلعہ صلاح الدین ایوبیUrdu
قلعہ صلاح الدین ایوبی (سوریہ)Urdu
Thành cổ của Salah Ed-DinVietnamese
Սալահ ալ-Տինի բերդWestern Armenian
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