North Africa
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Tripoli

Spanish Fort

The Red Castle, in Arabic As-saraya Al-hamra, sometimes also Red Fort or Red Saraya, is a major landmark on the waterfront of , bordering Martyrs' Square.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: Landmark in Libya
  • Also known as: “Red Castle”, “Red Castle of Tripoli”, “The Red Castle”, and “Tripoli Castle”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Red Castle Museum and Marcus Aurelius Arch.

Museum
Photo: Libiya11, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , also known as As-saraya Al-hamra Museum, the Archaeological Museum of Tripoli or Jamahiriya Museum, is a national museum in .

Photo: dankate, CC BY 2.0.
The Arch of Marcus Aurelius is a Roman triumphal arch in the city of Oea, modern , where it is found near the northeastern entrance to the Medina. is situated 610 metres northwest of Spanish Fort.

Mosque
Photo: Jaw101ie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a Sunni Islam , located in , . The mosque lies in the heart of old Tripoli as part of a complex of historic buildings. is situated 610 metres northwest of Spanish Fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tripoli.

Photo: Jaw101ie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital, largest city, principal harbour and biggest commercial and manufacturing centre of the country of . is in the north-west of Libya on the Mediterranean Sea. It is home to about 1.3 million people…

Spanish Fort

Latitude
32.89598° or 32° 53′ 46″ north
Longitude
13.18038° or 13° 10′ 49″ east
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
8F4MV5WJ+94
Open­Street­Map ID
way 100827834
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
10338518
Wiki­data ID
Q11283904
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Spanish Fort” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “السراي الحمراء”
  • Arabic: “السرايا الحمراء”
  • Arabic: “قلعة طرابلس (ليبيا)”
  • Chinese: “的黎波里紅堡”
  • French: “Le Château Rouge”
  • German: “Das Rote Schloss”
  • Italian: “Castillo Tripoli”
  • Japanese: “アッ・サラーイ・ル・ハムラ城”
  • Japanese: “トリポリ城”
  • Polish: “Czerwona Twierdza”
  • Russian: “«Красный дворец»”
  • Russian: “Ас-Сарай-аль-Хамра”
  • Serbian: “Црвени Замак”
  • Slovenian: “Rdeči grad, Tripolis”
  • Spanish: “Castillo Rojo de Trípoli”
  • Spanish: “El Castillo Rojo”

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