Saudi Arabia · 18th century
The Qishla of Asfan ranks #7,223 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #12 of the 21 mapped in Saudi Arabia. Founded c. 1750, it is older than 16% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 685 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. See how Saudi Arabia compares in the castle statistics.
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.
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