You are here:
  1. Homepage
  2. »
  3. Syria
  4. »
  5. Tartus
  6. » Hisn Sulayman
Syria Flag Icon

Hisn Sulayman Destination Guide

Touring Hisn Sulayman in Syria

Hisn Sulayman in the region of Tartus is located in Syria - some 98 mi or ( 158 km ) North of Damascus , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Hisn Sulayman

Time in Hisn Sulayman is now 08:59 PM (Monday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Damascus " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Satita, Krak des Chevaliers, Qal'ah, Masyaf, and Homs. Being here already, consider visiting Satita . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Hisn Sulayman ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Syrie / Krak des chevaliers

5:53 min by sagonne
Views: 13901 Rating: 5.00

Krak des chevaliers ..

Crac des Chevaliers

9:30 min by inouek3D
Views: 2922 Rating: 5.00

We made trip to middle East this January to visit various world heritage sites in Jordan and Syria. Crac des Chevaliers is the ruin of fortress of Crusader knights built in 11th century at west part o ..


Krak des Chevaliers

0:23 min by slightlyintrepid
Views: 875 Rating: 5.00

In Syria near the Lebanese border lies this fantastic Crusader castle, built in the 12th century and never defeated in siege warfare. ..

Krak des Chevaliers

3:32 min by mojputopis
Views: 210 Rating: 0.00

Krak des Chevaliers, the crusaders castle in Syria ..


Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.


Interesting facts about this location

Hosn Suleiman

Hosn Suleiman (Arabic حصن سليمان), a Syrian village, is found on the slope of the Alnabi Alsaleh mountain at an altitude 950 m, at a distance of 20 km from Dreikish and 56 km from Tartous. Hosn Suleiman is called also Khikhi temple (Arabic معبد خيخي) or Sisi house (Arabic بيت سيسي) and it is hinted from the naming that it bears semitic roots, and maybe dedicated to the god "betosisi", which is considered the healing god of the Romans. Also known as Baal (Bel) temple, ascribed to god Baal.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 34.93 36.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Tartus Governorate, Roman sites in Syria

Rhaphanaea

Rhaphanaea (Raphanea, Italian Rafanea) is a Catholic titular see. The original diocese was in Syria Secunda, a suffragan of Apamea. Rhaphanaea is mentioned in ancient times only by Josephus, who says that in that vicinity there was a river which flowed six days and ceased on the seventh, probably an intermittent spring now called Fououar ed-Deir, near Rafanieh, a village of the vilayet of Alep in the valley of the Oronte. The ancient name was preserved.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 34.93 36.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Archaeological sites in Hama Governorate, Former populated places in Syria, Titular sees in Asia

Al-Shaykh Badr District

Al-Shaykh Badr District is a district of the Tartus Governorate in Syria. At the 2004 Census it had a population of 52,981. The centre of the district is the town of Al-Shaykh Badr.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 34.98 36.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Al-Shaykh Badr District

Chastel Blanc

Chastel Blanc was built by the Knights Templar during the Crusades upon prior fortifications. Constructed on the middle hill of Safita's three hills, it offers a commanding view of the surrounding countryside, and was a major part of the network of Crusader fortifications in the area. From the roof, one can see from the Mediterranean Sea to the snow-covered mountains of Lebanon, and Tripoli.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 34.82 36.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Buildings and structures in Tartus Governorate, Castles in Syria, Crusader castles, Knights Templar

Safita

Safita is a city in Tartous Governorate, northwestern Syria, located to the southeast of Tartous and to the northwest of Krak des Chevaliers. The city has a population of 33,000 and is almost equally splited between Greek Orthodox Christians and Alawites. It's situated atop three hills and the valleys between them, in the Syrian Coastal Mountain Range.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 34.82 36.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Cities in Syria, Populated places in Safita District