Qishla of Mecca

{{Short description|Fortress in Mecca, built in the eighteenth century to be a military castle of the Ottoman army}}

The Qishla of Mecca ({{langx|ar|قشلة مكة}};{{langx|tr|Mekke Redif Kışlası}}) was a fortress in Mecca, in what is now Saudi Arabia. Built in the eighteenth century as a military castle of the Ottoman Army, the building was located in the Jarwal district on the western side of the city.{{Cite book|last=Peters|first=Francis E.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tdb6F1qVDhkC&q=ottoman+barracks+mecca&pg=PA363|title=Mecca: A Literary History of the Muslim Holy Land|date=1994|publisher=Princeton University Press|isbn=978-0-691-03267-2|language=en}} In the early hours of 10 June 1916, the barracks was attacked by Sharifian forces and its soldiers besieged.

It was demolished by the Saudi government to build several modern hotels facing the Grand Mosque.{{Cite web |date=2021-05-15 |title=Never-ending destruction of historical sites in Mecca and Medina, cradle of Islam |url=https://www.arabamericannews.com/2021/05/15/never-ending-destruction-of-historical-sites-in-mecca-and-medina-cradle-of-islam/ |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=ArabAmericanNews |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Saudi Arabia Bulldozes Over Its Heritage |url=https://time.com/3584585/saudi-arabia-bulldozes-over-its-heritage/ |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=Time |language=en}}