Al-Kahf Castle

Al-Kahf Castle
قلعة الكهف
Al-Ansariyah mountains, Syria
Al-Kahf Castle قلعة الكهف is located in Syria
Al-Kahf Castle قلعة الكهف
Al-Kahf Castle
قلعة الكهف
Coordinates35°02′27″N 36°04′59″E / 35.0407°N 36.0830°E / 35.0407; 36.0830
TypeCastle
Site information
OwnerDirectorate General of Antiquities and Museums (DGAM)
Controlled bySaif al-Mulk ibn Amrun (1120–1138)
Nizaris (Assassins) (1138–1273)
Mamluk Sultanate (1273–1516)
Ottoman Empire (1516–1918)
Open to
the public
Yes
ConditionPartially ruined
Site history
Built1120
Built bySaif al-Mulk ibn Amrun
In useUntil 19th century
MaterialsLimestone
Demolished1816

Al-Kahf Castle or the Castle of the Cave (Arabic: قلعة الكهف, romanizedQalʻat al-Kahf) is a medieval Nizari Isma'ili castle located around 30 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of Margat, in the al-Ansariyah mountains in northwest Syria.[1]

  1. ^ Darke 2006, p. 196.