Bourzey castle

Bourzey castle is called also Mirza castle, (Arabic قلعة ميرزا). It is located at the border of Syria coastal mountains and Ghab valley, 25 km away from Jeser Alshghur, at altitude 450 m. The inscriptions and mentioning of the castle relate it to the Byzantine era in 11-th century. Architecturally it has triangle shape, the western façade is 175 m, the eastern is 50 m. The southern and eastern façades are adjacent to deep gorges, but the western façade is the least steep. There is 21 towers and a small church on the surface.


After Byzantine rule the castle passed to Ayyubids, who built additional towers in Arabic style. Mamelouks came later to fortify the southern towers.

The castle has several arrow bastions, underground rooms, water reservoirs.

The road to the castle ends at the western slope. One needs climbing the mountain (~100 m) to reach the castle.

Resources

Official site of Hama governorate - Syria

Pictures

See also

List of castles in Syria

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Coordinates: 35°39′29″N 36°15′39″E / 35.65806°N 36.26083°E / 35.65806; 36.26083

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