Rifa Fort

Riffa Fort, also known as Shaikh Salman bin Ahmed Fateh Fort or Qal'at ar-Riffa, is a fort in , . The fort is situated on a cliff overlooked the desert valley between East Riffa and West Riffa.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …is also known as “Riffa Fort”
  • Description: archaeological site in Bahrain

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Riffa Airbase.
Aerodrome
Riffa Air Base is an air base of the Royal Bahraini…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Riffa and Nuwaidrat.
Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the second-largest city in the Kingdom of Bahrain in terms of area.
Village
is a village located in , close… is situated 3½ km northeast of Rifa Fort.
Town
is a small municipality located approximately… is situated 4 km south of Rifa Fort.

Rifa Fort

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Latitude
26.11782° or 26° 7′ 4″ north
Longitude
50.56295° or 50° 33′ 47″ east
Open location code
7HRG4H97+45
Open­Street­Map ID
way 174275928
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q2189330

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Russian—“Rifa Fort” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قلعة الرفاع”
  • Dutch: “Riffa-fort”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قلعة الرفاع”
  • French: “Forteresse de Riffa”
  • German: “Rifa Fort”
  • Greek: “Φρούριο Ριφά”
  • Hebrew: “מבצר רפאע”
  • Hebrew: “קלעת רפאע”
  • Persian: “قلعه رفاع”
  • Portuguese: “Forte de Rifa”
  • Portuguese: “Forte de Riffa”
  • Russian: “Крепость Рифа”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fort Mosque and Military Museum.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as مدرسة الرفاع الشرقي الابتدائية للبنين and Al Hunaniya Primary School.

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