Al Mashayikh Castle

Al Mashayikh Castle, locally known as Hisn Al Mashayikh, lies in the town of Jalan Bani Bu Hassan, in the Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate in Oman.

The town of Jalan Bani Bu Hassan lies mainly stretched along the east side of the Wadi Bani Khalid, with date palm plantations on both banks of the wadi and some smaller suburbs on the west side of the wadi.  The castle is situated in the southern part of town, east of the wadi.

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It has a square ground plan with round towers on 3 of its corners. In the center of the enclosure stands a solitary round tower, which maybe served as a keep.

Al Mashayikh Castle can freely be visited. A nice castle ruin. The town of Jalan Bani Bu Hassan makes for a great visit, if you are a castle-nut like me, as there are several other fortifications strewn in and about the town. First, the large and restored Jalan Bani Bu Hassan Fort, but also the castles/forts of Awlad Murshid, Al Khuwaisa, Falaj Al Fahiya and Sayaaria.

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