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Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi
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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.
Site Information
Country: Syria
District: Homs Governorate
Category: Castles and Fortresses
Site History: 8th Century AD
Oldest Culture: Islamic
Later Cultures: Islamic
Site Features: Islamic Monuments
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