Saudi Arabia
Al-Dosariyah Castle ranks #7,954 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #15 of the 21 mapped in Saudi Arabia. See how Saudi Arabia compares in the castle statistics.
قلعة الدوسرية is an archaeological castle that sits on a mountain in the centre of the city of Jazan in the south of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Its construction dates back to the Ottoman state, when it was the seat of the Turkish governor in Jazan. The castle stands in the middle of the city of Jazan on a mountain overlooking the sea, on the highest summit of Jazan mountain, at an elevation estimated at about 150 metres above sea level. The castle is square in shape and its total area is estimated at about 900 m2; it is reinforced with four massive towers.
Machine-translated from “قلعة الدوسرية” on the Arabic Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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