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Description
Property Name: Kaf Castle
Inventory No: –
Date of infill of the inventory form: 2020
Country (State party): Saudi Arabia
Province: Al Jouf
Town: Al Qurayyat
Geographic coordinates: 31°23’41.93″N 37°30’5.35″E
Historic Period: 20th century
Year of Construction: 1920
Style: –
Original Use: Castle
Current Use: Museum
Architect: Unknown
Significance
Kaf Castle is located in the town of Kaf next to the city of Gurayat in Al-Jouf and consists of a historical
palace built in 1338 AH (1920 AD). The palace was handed over to King Abdul Aziz, may Allah have mercy on him, in 1344 AH. It is a fortress of war, built of while limestone sedimentary stone, with a unique architecture on a rocky area. It consists of a number of rooms; some devoted to housing, others for administration, as well as a storage space for ammunition. The palace is square-shaped, with two-floored towers at each corner.
Selection Criteria
ii. to exhibit an important interchange of human values, over a span of time or within a cultural area of the world, on developments in architecture or technology, monumental arts, town-planning or landscape design
iii. to bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared
State of Preservation
Well preserved
References
Commission of Tourism and Heritage