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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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: archaeological site in Bahrain
  • Also known as: “Riffa Fort”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Riffa Airbase.

Aerodrome
Riffa Air Base is an air base of the Royal Bahraini Air Force located 3.2 kilometres south east of , , and home to the Helicopter Wing of the RBAF. It is home to the:…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Riffa and Nuwaidrat.

Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the second-largest city in the Kingdom of Bahrain in terms of area. The city is divided into three parts: East , West and North .

Village
is a village located in , close to ; it was formerly part of the . is situated 3½ km northeast of Rifa Fort.

Town
is a small municipality located approximately in the centre of the Kingdom of Bahrain, a small island in the . Founded in the 1930s by the Bahrain Petroleum Company, it is populated mostly by workers of various nationalities from around the world whose skills were needed in the setting up and running of the refinery at Sitrah. is situated 4 km south of Rifa Fort.

Rifa Fort

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
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q2189330
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Satellite Map

Discover Rifa Fort from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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”
  • 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

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