Qal'at Murair

Qal'at Murair (also Qal'at Im Murair) (Arabic: قلعة مرير‎) is a ruined and deserted fortified castle located a mile and a half to the south eastern part of the town of Zubarah.[1]

History

Qal'at Murair was built by the Utub tribe Al-Khalifa in 1778, just two years after their arrival in Zubarah.[2] It was built in attempt to thwart off challenges by the Al Musallam branch of the Bani Khalid, who ruled over most of Qatar.[3] They initiated the 1783 Utub invasion of Bahrain from the fort.[4]

Description of the fort

This castle was built 1500 meters outside the town of Zubarah with a channel and four walls lying between the town and the fort as well as a cemetery some 2100 meters outside the town.[2] It was a fortified unit to oversee and protect the town from any invaders. Inside the fort was a masjid known as Murair Masjid as well a well two fathoms deep, and outside the fort there are five wells one fathom deep, and all of its water is fresh.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ The Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, Oman, and Central Arabia, John Gordon Lorimer, Volume II, Part 9 (Geographical & Statistical), 1905 , p 1524
  2. 1 2 "Qatar's response to the question put by Judge Parra Aranguren to Qatar and Bahrain" (PDF). International Court of Justice. 13 July 2000.
  3. ↑ Rahman, Habibur (2006). The Emergence Of Qatar. Routledge. p. 49. ISBN 978-0710312136.
  4. ↑ Althani, Mohamed (2013). Jassim the Leader: Founder of Qatar. Profile Books. p. 26. ISBN 978-1781250709.
  5. ↑ The Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf, Oman, and Central Arabia, John Gordon Lorimer, Volume II, Part 9 (Geographical & Statistical), 1905, p 1524

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