Sahood Fort
Sahood Fort is situated outside the western walls of Al Mubarraz, Saudi Arabia. The fort is used as barracks for the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: fort near Al Mubarraz
- Also known as: “Qasr Sahud”, “Qaşr Sahūd”, and “Qaşr Sahūd, Qasr Sahud”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Al-Mubarraz and Hofuf.
Al-Mubarraz
Neighborhood
Photo: إبراهيم الشعيبي, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Al-Mubarraz is a city located at Al-Ahsa in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. With a population of 837,000, it is the north gate for Al-Ahsa governorate.
Hofuf
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Hofuf is a city in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. The city is located within the oasis of al-Ahsa, and the names are often used interchangeably. In 2018 this oasis was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Al-Qarah
Neighborhood
Al-Garah is a village in Al-Ahsa, in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. It known for its small mountain, and is one of Al-Ahsa Oasis' eastern villages and is located about 10 km northeast of the center of Al-Hofuf, 140 km southwest of Dammam, and 300 km east of Riyadh. Al-Qarah is situated 9 km east of Sahood Fort.
Sahood Fort
- Categories: palace, castle, archaeological site, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
25.41415° or 25° 24′ 51″ northLongitude
49.58334° or 49° 35′ eastElevation
149 metres (489 feet)Open location code
7HQFCH7M+M8OpenStreetMap ID
way 94639305OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Sahood Fort” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قصر سهود”
- Arabic: “قصر صاهود”
- French: “Qasr Sahud”
- German: “Qasr Sahud”
- Uzbek: “Sahud saroyi”
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