من روائع التراث المعمارى الحربى بجنوب غرب المملکة العربية السعودية قلعة العثمانية بجزيرة الفرسان One of the masterpieces of the military architectural heritage in the southwest of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the Ottoman Castle on Knights Island.

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