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| Fort Al-Ghwayzi Arabic: حِصْن ٱلْغوَيْزِي, romanized: Ḥiṣn Al-Ghwayzī | |
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| Mukalla, Hadhramaut Governorate, Yemen | |
 The fort in 2021 | |
| Coordinates | 14°33′30″N 49°08′11″E / 14.55838°N 49.13646°E |
| Type | rock castle |
| Site information | |
| Condition | Intact, in danger due to negligence |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1716[1] |
| Materials | stones, bricks, palm trunks, plasters |
Fort Al-Ghwayzi (Arabic: حِصْن ٱلْغوَيْزِي, romanized: Ḥiṣn Al-Ghwayzī), or Al-Ghwaizi Fortress,[2] is one of the old fortresses in Al-Mukalla, the capital of Hadhramaut Governorate in Yemen. It is considered an architectural masterpiece built on the foot of a rock designed to protect the city from Bedouin attacks.[1][3]
- ^ a b حصن الغويزي بمكلا حضرموت تحفة معمارية بديعة
- ^ McLaughlin, Daniel (2008). "10: Southeast Yemen". Yemen. Bradt Travel Guides. pp. 191–198. ISBN 978-1-8416-2212-5.
- ^ حصن الغويزي بالمكلا