Qasr al-'Ishshah

Qasr al-'Ishshah Palace
قَصْر ٱلْعِشَّة
Interactive map of the Qasr al-'Ishshah Palace area
General information
Architectural styleHadhrami, Southeast Asian, Colonial
LocationTarim, Yemen
Completed1890s
Owner'Umar bin Shaikh Al-Kaff
Design and construction
ArchitectAlawi bin Abu Bakr al-Kaff

Qasr al-'Ishshah (Arabic: قَصْر ٱلْعِشَّة, romanized: Qaṣr al-ʿIshshah) is a palace complex in Tarim of 'Umar bin Shaikh Al-Kaff, one of the first al-Kaff houses. Shaikh al-Kaff built the house on proceeds made in South Asian trade and investment in Singapore's Grand Hotel de l'Europe during the 1930s.

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