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  • Qasr Kharana

  • Qasr Kharana

    Qasr Kharana, also known as Qasr al-Harrana, Qasr al-Kharanah, Kharaneh or Hraneh, is one of the best-known of the desert castles located in eastern Jordan, It is one of the earliest examples of Islamic Umayyad Caliphate architecture in the region.
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    Qasr Kharana
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    Qasr Kharana
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    Qasr Kharana
    by Jerzy Strzelecki, GFDL or CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Elevation: 652 m

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    Qasr Kharana

    Archaeological Site

     

     

    fortification

    Castles and Fortresses

    Location

    Jordan

    Zarqa

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    8th Century AD

    Islamic

    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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