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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    '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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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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    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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  • 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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    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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  • 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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    Gaza genocide (category CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024)
    from the original on 12 July 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024. El Deeb, Sarah (9 October 2023). "What is Hamas? The group that rules the Gaza Strip has...
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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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    Telegram channel. Jewish Council of Australia founder Sarah Schwartz described Sky News' decision as "a powerful example of distorted reportage", and criticised...
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    Lebanese border outpost". The Irish Times. Retrieved 9 October 2024. Slater, Sarah (5 October 2024). "'Outrageous' of Israel to threaten peacekeepers in Lebanon...
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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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    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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  • 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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    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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