Al Qishla Castle

General information

Al Qishla Castle is located in the city of Hail. It was built by order of His Majesty King Abdulaziz - may God rest his soul - in 1360 AH. The castle’s building consists of a rectangular structure extending longitudinally from east to west and in width from north to south. It has two floors, an open courtyard, and a square tower in each of its four corners as well a main entrance on the eastern façade and a secondary one on the southern façade. The castle was built to serve as a military barracks besides a rectangular mosque containing three rows of connected columns parallel to the castle’s wall.