The Qishla of Mecca (Arabic: قشلة مكة;Turkish: 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.
[1] In the early hours of 10 June 1916, the barracks was attacked by Sharifian forces and its soldiers besieged.
[1] It was demolished by the Saudi government to build several modern hotels facing the Grand Mosque.
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