Architecture · Hadhramaut, Yemen
Fort Al-Ghwayzi
Al-Ghwayzi Fortress is one of the old fortresses in Al-Mukalla, the capital of Hadhramaut Governorate in Yemen.
Al-Ghwayzi Fortress (Arabic: حِصْن ٱلْغوَيْزِي, romanized: Ḥiṣn Al-Ghwayzī) is one of the old fortresses in Al-Mukalla, the capital of Hadhramaut Governorate in Yemen. It is considered an architectural masterpiece built on the foot of a rock designed to protect the city from Bedouin attacks.