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  • Qasr Al-Qastal

  • Qasr Al-Qastal

    Qasr Al-Qastal is an Umayyad palace built by Caliph Yazid bin Abd al-Malik in the 8th Century AD. It is located in Amman Governorate, Jordan.
    The site is included on the UNESCO Tentative List under the official name, Al Qastal (Settlement).
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Qasr Al-Qastal
    by Артем Сардарян, CC BY 3.0, via Panoramio
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    Qasr Al-Qastal

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2001

    fortification

    Castles and Fortresses

    Location

    Jordan

    Amman

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    8th Century AD

    Islamic

    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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