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Qatif Castle was historically divided into four distinct neighborhoods: Al-Khan (southwest), Al-Zurayb (northwest), Al-Warsh (northeast), and Al-Sidra (southeast). [10] [19] These areas were connected by narrow roads and dark alleys, with Al-Dhulami's alley in Al-Zurayb being the most prominent. Before the removal of the citadel wall, the ...
During the last period of Ottoman rule, from 1871 to 1912, the function of Darin Castle was limited to administrative and customs matters, its purpose was to monitor and collect fees and taxes for the Ottoman treasury at the Qatif district center. Darin Castle contained a private residence for the local administrator, rooms for officers, a ...
The Qatif coastline is rich with shrimp and many varieties of fish. Qatif Fish Market is the largest in the Middle East. Qatif villages are known to have many date palms and other fruits. On 8 March 2020 Qatif was put into lockdown by Saudi Arabia until 29 April 2020 because of cases of COVID-19. [34]
Tarut Castle is located northwest of the Deira neighborhood on Tarut Hill, in the center of Tarut Island, within the Qatif Governorate in eastern Saudi Arabia. The castle's strategic position was intended to serve as an impregnable fortress, offering protection to the Deira neighborhood in the event of external threats or attacks. [11]
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When the Portuguese governor of India Afonso de Noronha received news at Goa that the Ottomans had captured Qatif and were encroaching on the Persian Gulf, he dispatched Dom António de Noronha to the Persian Gulf with 1,200 men and a fleet of 7 galleons and 12 oarships, tasked with expelling the Turks. [2] [3]
Odeh Spring (Ain Al-Odeh عين العودة in Arabic, also called Fauces Spring, Tarout Spring or Castle Spring) is a historical natural underground deep sulphur spring in Saudi Arabia, Eastern Province, Qatif, specifically in Tarout Island. Odeh Spring history goes back more than four thousand years.
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