swap_horiz Khasab Castle Alternatives

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Castillo San Cristóbal, San Juan

Castillo San Cristóbal is a significant 18th-century Spanish fort situated within San Juan, Puerto Rico. Constructed by...

Military 18TH Century Spanish Coastal

8.7 Great

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Methoni Castle

Methoni Castle is a massive 13th-century Venetian seaside fortress in Greece, distinguished by its stone bridge connecti...

Military Coastal Medieval Greece

8.5 Great

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Rumeli Hisarı, Istanbul

Rumeli Hisarı is an Ottoman fortress on the European shore of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, built by Sultan Mehmed II in 14...

Military Turkey Coastal Bosphorus

8.5 Great

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Citadel of Bitche

The Citadel of Bitche is a fortified rock in France, redesigned by Vauban in the late 17th century, famous for surviving...

Military France 17TH Century Hilltop

8.5 Great

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Koroni Castle

Koroni Castle is a prominent 13th-century Venetian fortification in Messenia, Greece, notable for occupying a strategic...

Military Coastal Medieval Greece

8.4 Great

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Citadel of Mozambique Island

The Fort of São Sebastião is a massive 16th-century stone citadel on Mozambique Island, built by the Portuguese to prote...

Coastal Unesco 16TH Century Portuguese

8.3 Great

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Ribat of Monastir

The Ribat of Monastir is an Islamic defensive structure in Tunisia, notable as one of the oldest Arab ribats in North Af...

Military Coastal Tunisia 9TH Century

8.2 Great

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Bahla Fort

Bahla Fort is a massive mud-brick defensive structure in Oman, notable for being a UNESCO World Heritage site tied to it...

Military Medieval Unesco Oman

8.1 Great

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Famagusta Citadel (Othello Tower)

Othello's Tower in Famagusta, Cyprus, is a medieval citadel originally built by the Lusignans and extensively remodeled...

Military Coastal Medieval Cyprus

8.1 Great

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Citadel of Erfurt (Petersberg)

The Petersberg Citadel in Erfurt, Germany, is a significant Baroque fortress built starting in 1665, uniquely constructe...

Military Baroque Germany Urban

8.1 Great

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Citadel of Essaouira (Skala)

The Skala de la Kasbah is an 18th-century defensive sea wall and artillery platform in Essaouira, Morocco, commissioned...

Military 18TH Century Coastal Morocco

8.1 Great

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Fort Jesus, Mombasa

Portuguese fort built in Mombasa, Kenya, in 1593, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2011, notable for repeatedl...

Coastal Colonial Unesco Fortress

8.1 Great

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Bekal Fort

Bekal Fort is a historic defense structure in Kerala, India, built in the 17th century and notable for being the largest...

Military India Coastal 17TH Century

7.9 Good

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Nizwa Fort

Nizwa Fort is a massive 17th-century castle in Oman built by Imam Sultan bin Saif al-Yarubi, featuring a prominent cylin...

Military 17TH Century Preserved Round Tower

7.8 Good

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Kasbah of Bizerte

The Kasbah of Bizerte is a historic Ottoman fortress in Tunisia, built in the 17th century to protect the vital naval ba...

Military Coastal 17TH Century Ottoman

7.4 Good

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Citadel of Antibes

The Citadel of Antibes is a 16th-century coastal fortress in southeastern France, built upon ancient Roman foundations t...

Military France Coastal 17TH Century

7.4 Good

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Muscat Fort (Mirani)

Al-Mirani Fort is a 16th-century Portuguese military fortification located in Muscat, Oman, serving to protect the city'...

Military Coastal 16TH Century Portuguese

7.2 Good

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Jalali Fort, Muscat

Built by the Portuguese in the 1580s, Jalali Fort is a heavily fortified coastal defense structure in Muscat, Oman, now...

Military Coastal 16TH Century Portuguese

7.2 Good

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Citadel of Toulon

The Citadel of Toulon is a 17th-century coastal fortress in France, built by Vauban in 1679 to defend the primary French...

Military France Coastal 17TH Century

7.0 Good

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Sohar Fort

Sohar Fort is a 14th-century whitewashed defensive fortress in Oman, historically serving as a defense against sea raids...

Military Coastal Medieval White

6.8 Fair