The ancient fortress of Qahta, located on the road leading to Mount Nimrud, includes the ruins of three important civilizations. It was built during the reign of the Commagene kings, and it was developed as an important administrative center during the Roman period. Then, it was controlled by the Mamluks in the sixties of the sixteenth century, and it was restored and given its final shape, which It remains today, and in it can be found waterways, cisterns, dungeons, shops, places of worship, and large rooms.