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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 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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    Hammam al-Sarah is an Umayyad bathhouse (hammam) in Jordan, built in connection with the complex of Qasr al-Hallabat, which stands some 2 kilometres (1...
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    desert castles were constructed in Transjordan, including Qasr Al-Mshatta and Qasr Al-Hallabat. The Abbasid Caliphate's campaign to take over the Umayyad's...
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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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    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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    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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    remains are the Umayyad desert palaces, such as Qasr Amra, a World Heritage Site, Qasr al Hallabat, Qasr Shabib in the center of the city of Zarqa, as well...
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    to al-Walid II (r. 743–744) Qusayr 'Amra Qasr al-Hallabat Qasr al-Muwaqqar Qasr al-Qastal Hammam as-Sarah Umayyad Palace at the Amman Citadel Qasr Kharana...
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    Qusayr 'Amra (redirect from Qasr 'amrah)
    'Amra or Quseir Amra, sometimes also named Qasr Amra (Arabic: قصر عمرة, romanized: Qaṣr ‘Amrah, lit. 'small qasr of 'Amra'), is the best-known of the desert...
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    were developed by the Umayyads and can be found in a small mosque at Qasr al-Hallabat, one of the Umayyad Desert Castles, in present-day Jordan. The architects...
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    complex in Anjar, Lebanon. The luxurious desert residence of Al-Walid II in Qasr al-Hallabat (in present-day Jordan) was also decorated with floor mosaics...
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    (1993). "From Castellum to Palatium: Umayyad Mosaic Pavements from Qasr al-Hallabat in Jordan". Muqarnas. 10: 49–56. doi:10.2307/1523171. ISSN 0732-2992...
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    Kufayr al Wakhyan, Kufayrat Abu Khinan, Madaba, Ma'in, Manja, Marka, Mukawir, Mulayh, Murayjimat Ibn Hamid, Natl, Na'our, Qasr al Hallabat, Qubur 'Abd...
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    Kerak Castle (Arabic: قلعة الكرك, romanized: Qal'at al-Karak) is a large medieval castle located in al-Karak, Jordan. It is one of the largest castles in...
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    nearby Umayyad castles in the desert, such as the Qusayr 'Amra and Qasr al-Hallabat, for Friday prayers. It was intended for usage by common people as...
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  • with carvings and mosaics that show similarity to mosaics found at Qasr al-Hallabat. Near the palace there are two noteworthy sites, a small, rectangular...
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    attack Mecca itself. This was intolerable to the Ayyubid sultan Saladin (Salah al-Din), who invaded the kingdom in 1187. After capturing Jerusalem, later in...
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    the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus and the Umayyad mosques of Bosra and Qasr al-Hallabat. Hence, it was called an Omari mosque. This Omari mosque was the largest...
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    Jerash Visitor Center, as well as museums at Umm Qais, Aqaba, and Qasr al-Hallabat. Jordan, most specifically Amman and to a lesser extent Aqaba, has...
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    agricultural lands in the direct vicinity of the castle until this day, the Al-Rabadis. Ajloun Castle is located on the site of an old monastery, traces...
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    The Aqaba Castle or Aqaba Fort (Arabic: قلعة العقبة, romanized: Qalʿat al-ʿAqaba), also known as the Mamluk Castle of Aqaba, Jordan, is a Mamluk and Ottoman...
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    Wu'ayra Castle (redirect from Al-Wu'aira)
    name of the valley, Wadi Musa in Arabic. The Arabic name is spelled al-Wu'aira or al-Wu'ayra. During their rule, the Crusaders built several castles and...
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    the Balqa, including al-Mshatta, Ziza, Qastal, and Umm al-Walid, as well as Qusayr Amra, al-Kharane, Qasr al-Hallabat and Qasr Tuba further east along...
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    (Beit Ras), Pella (Tabaqet Fahl), Rihab church, Umm el-Jimal, Qasr Al-Hallabat Central Region Al-Maghtas (Baptismal site), Surb Karapet Armenian Apostolic...
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    carvings can be found the desert castles of Quasyr Al Hallabat; Quasyr al-Kharanah, Quasyr el-Azraq, Qasr Mshatta and the Quasyr 'Amra which features frescoes...
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  • the Wayback Machine, World Monuments Fund, accessed 14 December 2019 "Qasr al-Mshatta". Arch Net. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved...
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    Umayyad dynasty. Such castles include Qasr al-Hallabat, Hmmam al-Sarakh, Qusayr ‘amra, Qasr Kharana, Mshatta, and Qasr al-Tuba. The Jordan Archaeological Museum...
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    example Qasr Hallabat or Qasr Burqu, represent Islamic occupations of earlier Roman or Ghassanid structures. Other sites like Qastal, Qasr Azraq, or al-Muwaqqar...
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  • Ayn al-Habis (Arabic: عين الحبيس), also known by its medieval names Cave de Sueth (Old French, French: Cave de Suète), Cava de Suet (Medieval Latin), or...
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