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Murqib Al-Hussain

Saudi Arabia

The 186th tallest tower in the world

m

Murqib Al-Hussain (literally Al-Hussain Tower) is a historic watchtower located in the old town of Shaqra, Saudi Arabia. Built in 1899 (1318H), the tower was constructed using stone and mud and was historically used for surveillance and defense purposes.

Building data from Wikidata (CC0); heights normalised. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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