Usfan pilgrimage fort
Asfan Castle 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.
- Castle
- Description: historical edifice in Asfan, Saudi Arabia
- Also known as“Asfan Castle”“The Qishla of Asfan”“Usfan Fort”“القلعة العثمانية”“قشلة عسفان”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ghran and Al Ghulah.
Al Ghulah
Village
Al Ghulah is a village in Makkah Province, in western Saudi Arabia.
7 km northwest of Usfan pilgrimage fort
Usfan pilgrimage fort
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Latitude
21.91629° or 21° 54′ 59″ north
Longitude
39.34° or 39° 20′ 24″ east
Open location code
7GHXW88R+G2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building = yes
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = castle
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Usfan pilgrimage fort” goes by many names.
قلعة عسفانArabic
Asfan KalesiTurkish
Замок АсфанUkrainian
Кишла АсфанаUkrainian
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