Al-Qahira Castle (Taiz)

Al-Qahira Castle is a historical castle in the ancient city of Taiz, Yemen. It is located on the northern slope of Mount Sabr, which is based on rocky highlands overlooking the city. It is said that the area was originally referred as the old Taiz, and later renamed as Al-Qahira. The castle is considered as the nucleus of the city of Taiz.

The sultan of the Sulayhids 'Abd Allah ibn Muhammad al-Sulayhi commissioned the castle in the first half of the 12th-century and it was expanded during the rule of his brother Ali ibn Muhammad al-Sulayhi.

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Al-Qahira Castle (Taiz) ranks #3,533 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #4 of the 7 mapped in Yemen. Founded c. 1150, it is older than 81% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 563 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,742 times in the last 60 days, more than 63% of the atlas. See how Yemen compares in the castle statistics.

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