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Palmyra Castle
Palmyra Castle or Fakhr-al-Din al-Ma'ani Castle is a castle overlooking Palmyra in the province of Homs, Syria. The castle is thought to have been built by the Mamluks in the 13th century on a high hill overlooking the historic site of Palmyra, and is named for the Druze emir Fakhr-al-Din II, who extended the Druze domains to the region of Palmyra during the 16th century. The castle became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1980 as part of the site of Palmyra.
The site is one of the elements that make up the UNESCO World Heritage site, Site of Palmyra.by Jerzy Strzelecki, GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia CommonsElevation: 528 m
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World Heritage Site
Date of Inscription
1980
13th Century AD
Islamic
Islamic
Islamic Monuments
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