Marid Castle
Marid Castle is a historic military fortress located in the city of Dumat al-Jandal in the Al-Jawf region of Saudi Arabia, about 50 km from Sakaka. Built in the first century AD on the basis of Roman–Nabataean pottery recovered during excavations, the castle…
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- Description: Nabataean-era fortress at Dumat al-Jandal in Al Jawf Province, Saudi Arabia, famous for resisting Queen Zenobia’s third-century siege
- Also known as“Marid Fortress”“Qasr Mārid”“قصر مارد”“قلعة مارد الأثرية”
Marid Castle
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Latitude
29.81115° or 29° 48′ 40″ north
Longitude
39.86717° or 39° 52′ 2″ east
Open location code
7GXXRV68+FV
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OpenStreetMap feature
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historic=castle
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