Al-Qahira Castle

Al-Qahira Castle
قلعة القاهرة
Al-Qahira Castle; قلعة القاهرة
Taiz, Yemen
	Al-Qahira Castle overview, before destruction
Type	hilltop castle
Site information
Condition	Reportedly destroyed by Saudi-led coalition airstrikes in 2015
Site history
Built	12th-century;
Built by	Abdullah bin Muhammad Al-Sulayhi;

Al-Qahira Castle is a historical castle in the ancient city of Taiz, Yemen. It is located on the northern slope of Mount Sabr, which is based on rocky highlands overlooking the city. It is said that the area was originally referred as the old Taiz, and later renamed as Al-Qahira. The castle is considered as the nucleus of the city of Taiz.^[2]

The sultan of the Sulayhids 'Abd Allah ibn Muhammad al-Sulayhi commissioned the castle in the first half of the 12th-century and it was expanded during the rule of his brother Ali ibn Muhammad al-Sulayhi.^[3]

^ "The world may be ignoring the destruction of cultural treasures in Yemen - The Washington Post". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2018-07-25.
^ تعز .. فرادة المكان وعظمة التاريخp.13
^ تعز .. فرادة المكان وعظمة التاريخ p.11

[wp-1] "The world may be ignoring the destruction of cultural treasures in Yemen - The Washington Post". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2018-07-25.

[2] تعز .. فرادة المكان وعظمة التاريخp.13

[3] تعز .. فرادة المكان وعظمة التاريخ p.11

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