Saudi Arabia · 1st century
Marid Castle ranks #5,788 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #8 of the 21 mapped in Saudi Arabia. Founded c. 50, it is older than 98% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 33 atlas entries founded in the 1st century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,262 times in the last 60 days, more than 57% of the atlas. See how Saudi Arabia compares in the castle statistics.
Marid Castle (Arabic: قَصْر مَارِد, Qaṣr Mārid, literally "the rebellious castle") is a historic military fortress located in the city of Dumat al-Jandal in the Al-Jawf region of Saudi Arabia, about 50 km from Sakaka. Built in the first century AD on the basis of Roman–Nabataean pottery recovered during excavations, the castle was first mentioned in the third century in connection with Queen Zenobia's campaign against Dumat al-Jandal and Tayma, when her troops were unable to capture the fortress.
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