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Qasr Amra
Qasr Amra, Quseir Amra or Qusayr Amra, is the best-known of the desert castles located in present-day eastern Jordan. It was built early in the 8th century, sometime between 723 and 743 AD, by Umayyad caliph Walid Ibn Yazid. It is considered one of the most important examples of early Islamic art and architecture. The Qasr was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985.
The site is a UNESCO World Heritage site with the official name, Quseir Amra.by Daniel Case, GFDL or CC-BY-SA-3.0, via Wikimedia Commonsby Michael Gunther, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commonsby David Bjorgen, GFDL or CC BY-SA 4.0-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0, via Wikimedia CommonsElevation: 568 m
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World Heritage Site
Date of Inscription
1985
8th Century AD
Islamic
Islamic
Islamic Monuments
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