Tarout Castle is a historic fortress located on Tarout Island in al-Qatif Governorate , within the Eastern Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia . The castle sits atop Tarout Hill, southwest of the old town. The site where the castle was built has revealed artifacts dating back approximately 4,300 years BCE. Tarout Castle is located approximately thirty km from Dammam City and can be accessed via bridges that connect the island to the mainland. Tarout Castle history Inscriptions found on Taro...

The fifteenth century At-Turaif District is located in ad-Dir'iyyah , northwest of Riyadh , the current capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia . Mani' Bin Rabi'a al-Muraydi, the great ancestor of Al Saud, chose the district as his residence. The eighteenth and nineteenth centuries At-Turaif District became home to the Royal Family and flourished as a political and religious center. 2010 The district was inscribed on the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organiz...