Fortress
Ottoman Fort (Great Farasan Island)
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
The Ottoman Fort is an archaeological castle located in the north of Farasan island, which belongs to the Jazan region in the south-west of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and it is considered one of the island's prominent symbols. The castle is a fortified house, containing installations, redoubts, gates, wells, horse stables and storehouses, as well as living quarters accommodating about 30 people. The castle dates to the Ottoman era, when it was used as a military base at the beginning of the twentieth century; its area is estimated at about 500 m2, at a height of 10 metres above sea level.
Machine-translated from “القلعة العثمانية (فرسان)” on the Arabic Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ottoman Fort (Great Farasan Island) ranks #7,854 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #18 of the 21 mapped in Saudi Arabia. See how Saudi Arabia compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Ottoman Fort (Great Farasan Island)?
Ottoman Fort (Great Farasan Island) stands in Saudi Arabia, at 16.71401°, 42.12239°.
How famous is Ottoman Fort (Great Farasan Island)?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #7,854 of 8,134 worldwide, and #18 in Saudi Arabia. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Ottoman Fort (Great Farasan Island)?
Al-Dosariyah Castle, about 49 km away.
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