Al Khuwaisa Fort

Al Khuwaisa Fort, 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 fort is situated in the most southerly part of town, in a small suburb west of the wadi.

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The fort, situated on a slight elevation in the landscape, seems to have a had a somewhat rectangular ground plan, with a central round tower, which may have served as a keep.

Al Khuwaisa Fort 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, Sayaaria, Falaj Al Fahiya and Al Mashayikh.

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