Al-Faihani Palace, Darin

Al-Faihani Palace, also known as Darin Castle, is a ruined residence on the shore at Darin, at the southern end of Tarout Island in Qatif Governorate, in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.

The palace was built by the pearl merchant Muhammad bin Abdulwahhab Al-Faihani in the late nineteenth century, when Darin was one of the Gulf ports active in the trade in pearls and other goods. The town has a much older history. It was known from early times as a harbour receiving goods from India, and its musk was famous among the Arabs. As the pearl trade declined in the twentieth century, the palace was abandoned and its parts collapsed one after another, until only the foundations and some walls were left.

Visitors today see the remains of the stone structure and its general layout on the shore, with the fishermen's harbour and boats beside it. The site is linked with the history of Tarout Island, which also has the old Tarout Castle and remains dating back to the early civilisations of the Gulf.