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Qasr Al-Hayr Al-Sharqi
Qasr Al-Hayr Al-Sharqi
Qasr Al-Hayr Al-Sharqi

Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi is a fortified palace in the middle of the Syrian Desert. It was built by the Umayyad caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik in 728-729 AD. It was apparently used as a military and hunting outpost. The palace is the counterpart of Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi, a nearby castle palace built one year earlier.
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Country: Syria
District: Homs Governorate
Category: Castles and Fortresses
Site History: 8th Century AD
Oldest Culture: Islamic
Later Cultures: Islamic
Site Features: Islamic Monuments
UNESCO Tentative List
Official Name: A desert castle: Qasr al-Hayr ach-Charqi
Date of Submission: 1999
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