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  • Hisham’s Palace

    Hisham's Palace, Khirbat al-Mafjar or Qasr Hisham, is a historic palace from the Umayyad period located north of the city of Jericho in Palestine. It dates back to the 8th century AD, and provides a fine example of Islamic architecture in the Umayyad period.
    The site is included on the UNESCO Tentative List under the official name, Hisham’s Palace / Khirbet al- Mafjar.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Hisham’s Palace
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    Hisham’s Palace
    by Deror_avi, GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Hisham’s Palace
    by Deror_avi, GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Elevation: -228 m

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    Hisham’s Palace

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2020

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    Castles and Fortresses

    Location

    Palestine

    West Bank

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    8th Century AD

    Islamic

    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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