Qasr al-Azraq (Arabic: قصر الأزرق, "Blue Fortress") is a large fortress located in present-day eastern Jordan. It is one of the desert castles, located...
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south of the town. Jordan portal Azraq Wetland Reserve Desert castles, of which the Azraq oasis has two: Qasr Azraq and Qasr Ain es-Sil Druze in Jordan Department...
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castles". Qusayr 'Amra Qasr Azraq Qasr Hallabat Qasr Kharanah al-Muwaqqar al-Qastal Hammam al-Sarah Qasr Mshatta Qasr Tuba Qasr Bayir The Umayyads erected...
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proto-urban settlement Qasr al-Azraq and Qasr 'Ain es-Sil, ancient desert castles in the Azraq oasis Qasr Burqu', ancient "desert castle" Qasr Usaykhim, an ancient...
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qusur (plural of qasr): al-Muwaqqar and Qasr al-Mushash. They lay 19.4 km apart on the historical caravan route between Amman and Azraq via Qusayr 'Amra...
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Qasr Harrana (Arabic: قصر حرّانة), sometimes Qasr al-Kharana, Harana, Qasr al-Harrana, Qasr al-Haranah, Haraneh, Khauranee, or Hraneh, is one of the best-known...
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Qasr al-Hallabat (Arabic: قصر الحلابات) is an Umayyad desert castle, with the associated bath house of Hammam as-Sarah east of it. The nearby modern town...
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Qasr Mushatta (Arabic: قصر المشتى, romanized: Qasr al-Mshatta, lit. 'Winter Palace') is the ruin of an Umayyad winter palace, probably commissioned by...
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Zarqa Governorate (redirect from Al-Sukhnah, Jordan)
such as Qasr Amra, a World Heritage Site, Qasr al Hallabat, Qasr Shabib in the center of the city of Zarqa, as well as the Castle of Azraq. After the...
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Jerash (Gerasa) Synagogue-Church at Gerasa Qasr Azraq Umm el-Jimal Dhuweila[clarification needed] Jawa Qasr Burqu' Al-Maghtas (Bethany Beyond the Jordan) Deir...
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