Qala'at Areimah
Syria /
Tartus /
Safita /
World
/ Syria
/ Tartus
/ Safita
, 12 km from center (صافيتا)
castle ruins, archaeological site, fortification, crusader

Areima Castle, built by the Crusaders before1149 to help safeguard the routes between Tortosa and Tripoli, taken and destroyed by Nur ed Din 1171, retaken and renovated by the Crusaders one year later, taken again by the Muslims under Salah ed Din in 1188 and taken a last time by the crusaders shortly later, who kept it until their general retreat 1291.
A visit is not too impressive in terms of the ruins, but nevertheless you should do it as you can enjoy a breathtaking view onto the Mount Lebanon and the coast.
A visit is not too impressive in terms of the ruins, but nevertheless you should do it as you can enjoy a breathtaking view onto the Mount Lebanon and the coast.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 34°44'40"N 36°2'32"E
- Krak des Chevaliers 23 km
- Castle of St. Louis (13th century) 146 km
- Dubois Crusader Castle 180 km
- Darbsak 201 km
- Montfort castle (Starkenberg) 204 km
- Crusader Camp excavation 235 km
- Arsuf Stronghold - aka Arsur or Apollonia; a Crusader castle 306 km
- Tel Yavne 342 km
- Mons Regalis / Montreal / Shawbak Castle 471 km
- Alden Biesen Commandry 3035 km
- Greenhouses 1.9 km
- Al-Safsafah Subdistrict (PCS) 2 km
- Fitah Abuduli 2.4 km
- Al-Bassel Dam 3.3 km
- Dahr Bashir 3.4 km
- تنور 3.8 km
- مقلع سد الحرية 4.6 km
- Al-Bassel Lake 5.6 km
- Al-Hamidiyah Subdistrict (PCS) 6.9 km
- Safita Subdistrict (Nahiyah) 12 km