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  • Riffa Fort

  • Riffa Fort

    Riffa Fort was built as a fort during the reign of Shaikh Salman bin Ahmed Al Khalifa in 1812, and it is now named Shaikh Salman bin Ahmed Fort.
    Archaeological Site
    Riffa Fort
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    Riffa Fort

    Archaeological Site

     

     

    fortification

    Castles and Fortresses

    Location

    Bahrain

    Southern

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    19th Century AD

    Islamic

    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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