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A clip of Qatif Castle in 1985 on YouTube. A clip from the 1960s showing Souq al-Jubla and the Qatif Citadel wall on YouTube. A YouTube clip showing what remains of Qatif Castle. A clip showing what remains of Qatif Castle on YouTube. Clips of the Al-Rajhiya Mosque in the Citadel along with some houses in the Khan neighborhood in 1983 on YouTube.
Darin Castle achieved notoriety following the construction of the palace by Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab in its adjacence. The palace was also attributed to him. Although the castle existed prior to the construction of Al Faihani's palace, it is commonly attributed to him, in addition to being referred to as Darin Castle. [13]
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]
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]
The 1979 Qatif Uprising, also known as the Muharram Intifada was a period of unprecedented civil unrest that occurred in Qatif and Al-Hasa, Saudi Arabia, in late November 1979. The unrest resulted in 20–24 people killed in what was described as a sectarian outburst of violence between the Shi'a minority and Sunni majority in Saudi Arabia and ...
Abu Loza's Bath is an ancient bathhouse featuring mineral sulfur water, [1] [2] located in the village of Al-Bahari within the Qatif Governorate of Eastern Saudi Arabia. The bath was constructed in proximity to the Eye of Abu Loza, which historically served as a treatment site for skin diseases and joint pain.
Al-Jaroudiya (Arabic: الجارودية) is a village situated in the Qatif region in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. [1] Jaroudiya is located in north-west Umm Al-Hammam, close to Badr-el-Badrani which was a place for pilgrims resting when camel was a means for transport across the deserts.
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