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Photo shot from geographic location (24.630839,46.712613), alt +589m, in Riyadh.

The Masmak Castle (Qasr al-Masmak قصر المصمك, arabic for Old building) is an clay and mud brick fort, with four watch towers and thick walls, founded on stone blocks, lying in the centre of Riyadh, in the old quarters. This building played a major part in the Kingdom History, as here where took place the Recapture of Riyadh, led by Ibn Saud on 14 january 1902.

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24°37′51.0192″N, 46°42′45.4068″E

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Masmak Castle, entrance wall

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09 NOV 2006

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Baptiste Marcel

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