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  • Qasr al-Hosn

  • Qasr al-Hosn

    Qasr al-Hosn, also known as the White Fort, Old Fort, is the oldest stone building in the city of Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. It was constructed in 1761 as a conical watchtower to defend the only freshwater well in Abu Dhabi island.
    Archaeological Site
    Qasr al-Hosn
    by Bernardo Löwenstein, CC BY-SA 2.0, GFDL or CC-BY-SA-3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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    Qasr al-Hosn

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    Castles and Fortresses

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    UAE

    Abu Dhabi

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    18th Century AD

    Islamic

    Islamic

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