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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".

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See also

• List of castles in Saudi Arabia

References

1. "Disruption of Asfan project disappoints industrialists". Saudigazette. 2016-12-18. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
2. Destination. "The Quaint Ottoman Fortress At Usfan". Retrieved 2020-06-08.
3. Vassiliev, Alexei (2000-10-01). The History of Saudi Arabia. NYU Press. ISBN 978-0-8147-8809-7.

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Also See: Castles in Saudi Arabia

• Forts in Saudi Arabia
• Buildings and structures in Jeddah
• Castles in Saudi Arabia