Desert castles
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The desert castles or qasrs, often called Umayyad desert castles, are a series of fortified palaces or castles scattered over the semi-arid regions of north-eastern Jordan, Syria, Israel and the West
Qasr al-Kharana, one of the Umayyad desert castles located in present-day Jordan
Qasr Kharana, Jordan
Quseir Amra, Jordan
Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi, Syria (1950)
Qasr Kharana
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Qasr al-Harrana, sometimes Qasr Harrana, Qasr al-Haranah, Haraneh, Hraneh, Harana, Qasr al-Kharana or Khauranee, is one of the best-known of the desert castles located in present-day eastern Jordan, a
Desert castles
…Humayma, site with a qasr where the Abbasid family resided while plotting their rebellion against the Umayyad caliphs, ousting them in 750 Qasr al-Harrana, a "desert castle" about 65 km (40 mi) east of Amman Qasr Mshatta, a "desert castle" about 35 km (22 mi) southeast of Amman; a large part of its facade…
The courtyard
Rosette with a tree motif or alternating leaves, early 8th century (Pergamon Museum)
Interior of Qasr Harrana, showing Sassanid influence