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  • Qasr al-Bint

  • Qasr al-Bint

    Qasr al-Bint is an ancient temple located in the Nabataean city of Petra in Ma’an Governorate, southern Jordan. The construction of the temple dates back to the 1st century AD, and it is distinguished by its architecture, unlike the method of carving in rocks that was prevalent in the city of Petra. The temple was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1985 as part of Petra.
    The site is one of the elements that make up the UNESCO World Heritage site, Petra.
    World Heritage Site
    Qasr al-Bint
    by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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    Qasr al-Bint

    World Heritage Site

    Date of Inscription

    1985

    temple

    Ancient Temples

    Location

    Jordan

    Ma’an

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    1st Century AD

    Nabataean

    Nabataean

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    Nabataean Monuments

     

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