Margab Fort

{{Short description|Demolished citadel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia}}

{{Infobox historic site

| name = Margab Fort

| image = Margab Fort Riyadh, 1939.jpg

| caption = Margab Fort, 1939

| native_name = قلعة المرقب

| native_language = ar

| demolished = 1954–1957

| restored =

| location = Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

| coordinates = {{Coord|24|38|5|N|46|43|11|E|type:landmark_region:SA|display=inline}}

| restored_by =

| built = 16th century

| architecture = Najdi architecture

}}Margab Fort ({{Langx|ar|قلعة المرقب|lit=the watchtower citadel}}), also known as al-Zirin Fort ({{Langx|ar|قلعة الظيرين}}),{{Cite web |date=8 November 2023 |title=«الرياض» تسرد تاريخ عاصمة الوطن.. من الحِجْر إلى العالمية (1 - 4) |url=https://www.alriyadh.com/2042293 |access-date=13 February 2024 |website=www.alriyadh.com}} was a citadel in the eastern outskirts of the walled town of Riyadh in present-day Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is not known by whom the structure was built, but its origins trace as far back as the 16th century. The fort functioned as a security checkpoint for travelers passing through the town at the time of Second Saudi State in the 19th century. It was first restored by Turki bin Abdullah and the tradition of Iftar cannon was introduced during the reign of Faisal bin Turki.{{Cite web |last=سفر |first=يوسف |date=2021-04-30 |title=المدفع الرمضاني.. تعرّف على تفاصيل البدايات وأول مدينة أطلق فيها |url=https://sabq.org/saudia/8ct5h6 |access-date=2024-02-13 |website=صحيفة سبق الالكترونية |language=ar}}{{Cite web |title=بالفيديو.. الكشف عن مواقع المدفع الرمضاني بالمملكة وكيف نشأ بالصدفة |url=https://slaati.com/2021/04/28/p1845144.html |access-date=2024-02-13 |website=صحيفة صدى الالكترونية |language=ar}} It was again restored in 1936 by King Abdulaziz ibn Saud and finally demolished in the period 1954–1957 during the reign of King Saud bin Abdulaziz when the city underwent expansion.{{Cite web |title=تراث الرياض العمراني المفقود.. وما يمكن إنقاذه ! (1-2) - عبدالله بن محمد بن سليمان |url=https://www.al-jazirah.com/2019/20190711/ar8.htm#google_vignette |access-date=2024-02-13 |website=www.al-jazirah.com}}{{Cite book |last=Asaker |first=Dr. Rashed |title=الحياة العلمية في مدينة الرياض .. في عهد الدولة السعودية الثانية |year=2020 |pages=42 |language=ar}} The fort lent its name to the Margab neighborhood in the city's downtown, where it stood.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uJReDwAAQBAJ&dq=%D9%82%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A9+%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%82%D8%A8+%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6&pg=PT94 |title=مجلة الفيصل: العدد 268 |date=1999-02-01 |publisher=مركز الملك فيصل للبحوث والدراسات الإسلامية |language=ar}}