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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A hammam (Arabic: حمّام, romanized: ḥammām), also often called a Turkish bath by Westerners, is a type of steam bath or a place of public bathing associated...
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الحلابات) is an Umayyad desert castle, with the associated bath house of Hammam as-Sarah east of it. The nearby modern town, named after the castle, is part...
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"sharp"), from 1⁄10 of the span in Qusayr 'Amra (712-715 AD), to 1⁄6 in Hammam as-Sarah (725-730), to 1⁄5 in Qasr Al-Mshatta (744), and finally to 1⁄3 in Fustat...
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is placed on a hilltop belonging to the Mount Ajloun district, also known as Jabal 'Auf after a Bedouin tribe which had captured the area in the 12th century...
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Crac des Moabites or "Karak in Moab", as it is referred to in history books. It was also colloquially referred to as Krak of the Desert. Pagan the Butler...
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Qusayr 'Amra (category Hammams)
and a dam have been found as well. The architecture of the reception-hall-cum-bathhouse is identical to that of Hammam al-Sarah, also in Jordan, except...
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'Amra Qasr Azraq Qasr Hallabat Qasr Kharanah al-Muwaqqar al-Qastal Hammam al-Sarah Qasr Mshatta Qasr Tuba Qasr Bayir The Umayyads erected several characteristic...
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in the 8th century Mosque of Qasr al-Hallabat Central vault of the Hammam as-Sarah bathhouse in Jordan Qasr Kharana in Jordan, dated to c. 710 Courtyard...
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Aqaba Fort (Arabic: قلعة العقبة, romanized: Qalʿat al-ʿAqaba), also known as the Mamluk Castle of Aqaba, Jordan, is a Mamluk and Ottoman fortified caravanserai...
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Medieval Latin, Old French and Occitan, mentioned the castle as Castrum Saboach or Scobach, or as Mons Regalis, Mont Real, and Monreal. The second set of variants...
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north of the main entrance to Petra. It was founded by Baldwin I of Jerusalem as an outpost of the larger Montreal Castle, which stands about 34 kilometres...
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and associated town came from these. The settlement was known in antiquity as Basie and the Romans were the first to make military use of the site, and...
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caravanserais known collectively in Jordan and the wider Southern Levant region as the Desert Castles (qasr, pl. qusur). Though much of the ruins can still be...
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well represented in Jordan. What is known in English as a "desert castle" is known in Arabic as qaṣr (singular), quṣur being the plural in Arabic (see...
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The purpose of the building is a subject of debate among scholars. Theories as to the qasr's purpose include a Crusader's castle, a military stronghold,...
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from the Jordanian-Saudi border. It was used in the Mamluk and Ottoman eras as a stop for Hajj caravans, and is the last pilgrim station to Al-Shami[which...
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to be identified, and presents the Crusader presence at the Cave de Sueth as the "more circumspect" position adopted after the loss of that advanced outpost...
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Uyun al-Hammam is a prehistoric burial site in Jordan. It is the earliest known formal burial site in the Middle East, and is possibly the oldest in the...
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Quasyr 'Amra, 8th century Mosaic floor at Quasyr Al Hallabat Ceiling of Hammam al-Sarah, at Quasyr Al Hallabat Ivory, Abbasid Homestead in Humeima, Jordan...
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from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023. El Deeb, Sarah (9 October 2023). "What is Hamas? The group that rules the Gaza Strip has...
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October 2023. Fahim, Kareem; Chamaa, Mohamad El; Francis, Ellen; Dadouch, Sarah (14 October 2023). "Reuters journalist killed in southern Lebanon by Israeli...
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and gender-based violence against Israeli women and girls. In response Sarah Hendrik, an official from UN Women, one of the UN agencies subject to these...
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Retrieved 19 May 2024. Zeina Jamaluddine, Zhixi Chen, Hanan Abukmail, Sarah Aly, Shatha Elnakib, Gregory Barnsley et al. (2024). Crisis in Gaza: Scenario-based...
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springs are named in Arabic Tannur Ayub ("Job's Kiln") and Hammam Ayyub ("Job's Bath"). Hammam Ayyub was initially called "the Leper's Bath", but the leper...
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Netherlands Lists of sports venues Lists of stadiums Many sources list these venues as being in Las Vegas due to their location in the Las Vegas Valley, but are...
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Gaza genocide (category CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024)
crackdown". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 28 February 2024. Marsh, Sarah (9 November 2023). "Germany accused of silencing pro-Palestinian voices...
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Delevingne, Arizona Muse, Edie Campbell, Imaan Hammam, Fei Fei Sun, Vanessa Axente, and Andreea Diaconu as "The Instagirls!" In 2015, Kloss left Victoria's...
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2024-06-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) Shamim, Sarah. "What is 'All eyes on Rafah'? Decoding a viral social trend on Israel's...
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attempted blockade is seen as a way to pressure Israel's Western allies to work to restrain Israeli operations in the war. As of 1 January 2024[update]...
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