Qishla of Jeddah

The Qishla of Jeddah (Turkish: Cidde Redif Kışlası) is a historical edifice in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, built in 1525 to be a military castle of the Ottoman army.[1] Today, the ruins of the castle lay beneath the Jeddah branch of the ministry of defense.

Qishla (modern Turkish: Kışla) is a Turkish word meaning "barracks".

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  1. ^ "توجه لتحويل مبنى "القشلة" وسط جدة إلى متحف للمدينة | صحيفة المناطق السعودية". almnatiq.net (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 14 April 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

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