Qasr Burqu' is a set of ruins and an archaeological site in the badia of eastern Jordan and is the site of one of the earliest of the Umayyad desert castles...
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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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In 700 or 701, al-Walid patronized the construction or expansion of Qasr Burqu', a fortified Syrian Desert outpost on the route connecting Palmyra in...
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western influences. Some of the desert castles, for example Qasr Hallabat or Qasr Burqu', are rebuilt from remains of earlier Roman or Ghassanid structures;...
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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 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 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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Paleo-Arabic rock carving from the region of as-Samrūnīyyāt, 12 km southeast of Qasr Burqu' in the northeastern Jordan. It was discovered by Jordanian epigraphists...
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for example Qasr Hallabat or Qasr Burqu, represent Islamic occupations of earlier Roman or Ghassanid structures. Other sites like Qastal, Qasr Azraq, or...
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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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Wu'ayra Castle Desert castles Qusayr 'Amra Qasr al-Hallabat Qasr Azraq Qasr Al-Kharanah Qasr Al-Mshatta Qasr Al-Qatraneh Qasr Bayir Qasr Burqu Qasr Tuba...
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Wu'ayra Castle Desert castles Qusayr 'Amra Qasr al-Hallabat Qasr Azraq Qasr Al-Kharanah Qasr Al-Mshatta Qasr Al-Qatraneh Qasr Bayir Qasr Burqu Qasr Tuba...
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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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Paleo-Arabic inscription Umm el-Jimal, Jordan 1 undated Yazid inscription Qasr Burqu, Jordan 1 undated Hima Paleo-Arabic inscriptions Hima, Saudi Arabia 25...
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Nature reserves in Jordan (redirect from Burqu Nature Reserve)
low. Burqu Nature Reserve was designated in 2018. It covers an area of 906.44 km2 in the northeastern portion of the country, centred on Qasr Burqu'. Dana...
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Wu'ayra Castle Desert castles Qusayr 'Amra Qasr al-Hallabat Qasr Azraq Qasr Al-Kharanah Qasr Al-Mshatta Qasr Al-Qatraneh Qasr Bayir Qasr Burqu Qasr Tuba...
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Wu'ayra Castle Desert castles Qusayr 'Amra Qasr al-Hallabat Qasr Azraq Qasr Al-Kharanah Qasr Al-Mshatta Qasr Al-Qatraneh Qasr Bayir Qasr Burqu Qasr Tuba...
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Wu'ayra Castle Desert castles Qusayr 'Amra Qasr al-Hallabat Qasr Azraq Qasr Al-Kharanah Qasr Al-Mshatta Qasr Al-Qatraneh Qasr Bayir Qasr Burqu Qasr Tuba...
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Wu'ayra Castle Desert castles Qusayr 'Amra Qasr al-Hallabat Qasr Azraq Qasr Al-Kharanah Qasr Al-Mshatta Qasr Al-Qatraneh Qasr Bayir Qasr Burqu Qasr Tuba...
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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)...
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Jabal Sais (redirect from Qasr Says)
his base of operations in al-Qaryatayn and another of his desert forts, Qasr Burqu'. The site contains a famous inscription known as the Jebel Usays inscription...
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include Quasyr al-Tuba; Quasyr al-Hayr al-Gharbi; Quasyr Burqu', Qasr el `Uweinid and Qasr el Feifeh. Poetry and calligraphy were elevated to high art...
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Umayyad period. To make things complicated, not all Umayyad qasrs were built in the desert, 'qasr' may be used in Arabic for any type of fort or castle (but...
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Wu'ayra Castle Desert castles Qusayr 'Amra Qasr al-Hallabat Qasr Azraq Qasr Al-Kharanah Qasr Al-Mshatta Qasr Al-Qatraneh Qasr Bayir Qasr Burqu Qasr Tuba...
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