Yemen · 11th century
The Palace of Queen Arwa (Arabic: قَصْر ٱلْمَلِكَة ٱلْحُرَّة, lit. 'Palace of the Noble Queen') was the residence of the Yemeni Queen Arwa al-Sulayhi, who ruled in the 11th century CE. It is located in the town of Jibla. The palace is today in a ruined state, although there are efforts to restore it. As the report submitted by Min. of Culture - General Organization for the Preservation of Historic Cities - President Office to UNESCO, the extensive ruins of the Queen's Palace had 365 rooms.
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Palace of Queen Arwa ranks #3,657 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #4 of the 7 mapped in Yemen. Founded 1088, it is older than 87% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 436 atlas entries founded in the 11th century. See how Yemen compares in the castle statistics.
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