Castle
The Qishla of Asfan
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia
Asfan Castle (Turkish: Asfan Kışlası, Arabic: قلعة عسفان) is a historical edifice in Asfan Village, 30 km North of both Jeddah and Mecca, Saudi Arabia, built in the eighteenth century -Exact date is disputed- as an outpost of the Ottoman army, Monitoring the road between Mecca and Medina.
The small Fort is equipped with an Ammo storage and ready sites for light Artillery. However, there is no reference that story-tells its rule during the Ottoman-Saudi War (Wahhabi War) between 1811 and 1818.
Qishla (modern Turkish: Kışla) is a Turkish word meaning "barracks".
Text adapted from “Asfan Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Qishla of Asfan ranks #6,488 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #12 of the 21 mapped in Saudi Arabia. See how Saudi Arabia compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is The Qishla of Asfan?
The Qishla of Asfan stands in Saudi Arabia, at 21.9163°, 39.3399°.
How famous is The Qishla of Asfan?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,488 of 8,134 worldwide, and #12 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 The Qishla of Asfan?
The Qishla of Jeddah, about 50 km away.
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