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Qasr al-Mushash, [29] qasr on the historical caravan route between Amman and Azraq via Qusayr 'Amra, some 20 km east of Muwaqqar [30] Qasr al-Muwaqqar, [31] a "desert castle" 23.5 km (14.6 mi) southeast of Amman on the caravan route to Azraq [30] Qasr al-Qastal, a "desert castle" about 25 km (16 mi) south of Amman [32]
Jawharat al-Tawhid (Arabic: جوهرة التوحيد, lit. 'The Gem of Monotheism') is a popular didactic poem on the Ash'ari creed, [1] consisting of one hundred and forty-four (144) rajaz verses, authored by the Egyptian Maliki scholar Ibrahim al-Laqqani (d. 1041/1631).
Al-Abbasiyya remained the residence of the Aghlabid emirs until 876/7, when a new palace city, al-Raqqada, some miles to the south, was established by Ibrahim II (r. 876–902 ). [ 1 ] [ 3 ] The city then declined in importance, although it was still inhabited until the invasion of Ifriqiya by the Banu Hilal in the mid-11th century.
In the 1960s, Zawiyat al-Qsur itself was "an imposing castle ruin" on a hill, but it has since been totally subsumed by a modern farm and only a few blocks remain visible. [1] Three hundred metres to the south is a second structure, called Qasr Sidi al-Khadri. It was a two-story farmhouse surrounding a small courtyard, built of ashlar masonry ...
Hammam al-Sarah is an Umayyad bathhouse in Jordan, built in connection with the complex of Qasr al-Hallabat, which stands some 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the west. [1] Along with examples in the other desert castles of Jordan, it is one of the oldest surviving remains of a Muslim bathhouse. [2] [3] [4]
Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi (Arabic: قصر الحير الشرقي, lit. 'Eastern al-Hayr Palace or the "Eastern Castle"') is a castle (qasr) in the middle of the Syrian Desert. It was built by the Umayyad caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik in 728-29 CE in an area rich in desert fauna. [1] It was apparently used as a military and hunting outpost. [2]
Qasr al-Hosn - 2024. Qasr Al Hosn festival is an annual 11-day cultural event staged on the grounds of the fort. [10] [11] The fort is open to the public during the festival, including some of the restricted areas [11] and features live music and dance performances showing the UAE's cultural heritage. [8]