Al-Faqir Fort (Arabic: قلعة الفقير) is an 18th-century fort situated in the Levantine pilgrimage route on a small hilltop in the southern portion of modern-day...
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Masmak Fort (Arabic: قصر المصمك, romanized: Qaṣr al-Maṣmak), also called the Masmak Fortress or Masmak Palace, is a historic clay and mudbrick fort in the...
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List of castles in Saudi Arabia (redirect from List of forts in Saudi Arabia)
Fortress Al-Faqir Fort Al-Ukhaydir, Tabuk Province Dhat al-Hajj Kasbah Marid Castle Masmak fort Qal'at al-Mu'azzam Qal'at al-Qatif Qamus Qasr al-Farid[citation...
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Ajyad Fortress (category Forts in Saudi Arabia)
and invaders. The fort covered some 23,000 m2 (250,000 sq ft) on Bulbul Mountain (a spur of Jebel Kuda) overlooking the Masjid al-Haram from the south...
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Kasbah (category Forts in Saudi Arabia)
local words borrowed from the Arabic word, can also refer to a settlement, a fort, a watchtower, or a blockhouse. The term qasaba was historically flexible...
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Saudi Arabia, located southeast of Tabuk. During early Ottoman rule, a fort, Qal'at al-Akhdar, was built at the site, part of the larger network of fortifications...
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Qasr Ibrahim (category Forts in Saudi Arabia)
a historic fort in the north of Alqoat neighborhood, Hofuf, Al-Ahsa, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. It is also called the Dome Palace, AlQoat Palace...
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Tarout Castle (redirect from Fort Tarout)
Fort Tarout or Tarout Castle (Arabic: قلعة تاروت) is a historic castle located at the top of a hill in the center of Tarout Island, eastern Saudi Arabia...
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Shanqal Fort (Arabic: قلعة شنقل) is a ruined fort near the city of Turubah, Saudi Arabia. The fort is located in the village of Al-Labt, to the east of...
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Qamus (category Forts in Saudi Arabia)
Banu Qurayza Jewish tribes of Arabia List of castles in Saudi Arabia "al-Qamus Fort". Madain Project. Archived from the original on 16 May 2020. Retrieved...
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