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  • Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi

    Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi is a castle or qasr located south-west of Palmyra on the Damascus road in Syria. It is a twin palace of Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi, built by the Umayyad caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik in 727 AD.
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    Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi
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    Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi

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    Syria

    Homs Governorate

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    8th Century AD

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    Islamic

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