List of castles in Saudi Arabia
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This is a list of castles in Saudi Arabia.
- Ajyad Fortress[1]
- Al-Faqir Fort[2]
- Al-Ukhaydir, Tabuk Province[3]
- Dhat al-Hajj[4]
- Kasbah[5]
- Marid Castle[6]
- Masmak fort[7]
- Qal'at al-Mu'azzam
- Qal'at al-Qatif[8]
- Qamus[9]
- Qasr al-Farid[citation needed]
- Qasr Ibrahim[10]
- Asfan Castle[11]
- Qishla of Jeddah
- Qishla of Mecca[12]
- Qishlah[12]
- Shanqal Fort
- Tarout Castle[13]
- Tarout Island[14]
- Uqair[15]
References
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- ^ "Al-Faqir Fort | Archiqoo". archiqoo.com. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
- ^ Stanley, David (2016-04-07), Al-Ukhaidir Fortress, retrieved 2019-10-09
- ^ Petersen, Andrew (2012). The Medieval and Ottoman Hajj Route in Jordan: An Archaeological and Historical Study. Council for British Research in the Levant. ISBN 1842175025.
- ^ Morocco Baedeker Guide -Ingeborg Lehmann, Rita Henss – 2012 Page 214 "KASBAH A mud-brick castle that serves as a residence for the local Berber tribe is called a kasbah or »tighremt« in Morocco. Some are private mansions, others are even whole fortified villages with many large and small buildings crowded on ..."
- ^ Amir 'Abd al-Rahman bin Ahmad al-Sudairi, The Desert Frontier of Arabia, Al-Jawf through the Ages, 1995, ISBN 0-905743-75-X, p49
- ^ "Musmak Fortress -". www.simbacom.com. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
- ^ "Al-Qatif Oasis, SAUDI ARABIA". Med-O-Med. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
- ^ "Prophet of Doom - A Week That Revealed Islam's Terrorist Nature". Archived from the original on August 19, 2006. Retrieved June 30, 2006., [1]
- ^ Cetin, M. (2010). "Cultural versus material: conservation issues regarding earth architecture in Saudi Arabia: the case of an Ottoman fort, Ibrahim Palace in Al-Houfuf". International Journal of Civil & Environmental Engineering. 10 (4): 8–14.
- ^ "Asfan Fort | Archiqoo". archiqoo.com. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
- ^ a b "community of other expats and global minds in Mecca". www.internations.org. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
- ^ "Tarout Castle". Unveil Saudi. Retrieved 2019-10-09.
- ^ Zakī Muḥammad ʻAlī Fārisī (1991*). Farsi Maps: Eastern Region A to Z : Dammam, Al Khubar, Qatif. Farsi Maps.
- ^ Steve (2018-02-07). "Al Uqair Fort, a mysterious fort located in Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia". Life in Saudi Arabia. Retrieved 2019-10-09.