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Qasr Kharana, desert castle, Jordan. This building was built c. 710 in the early Umayyad period under the Caliph Walid I although its purpose is unknown. It did not have a military function. It is a square building with small projecting corner turrets and a projecting round entrance seen here on the South side. It has 60 rooms inside over two floors around a central courtyard where rain is collected. The small slit windows are for light and ventilation. It fell out of use and was damaged by several earthquakes before being rediscovered in 1901 and restored in the 1970s.
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AR9124414
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Purpose
Public
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5700px × 2111px
Photo Credit
Manuel Cohen / Art Resource, NY
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8th architecture
Azrak
Caliph
CALIPHATE
Castle
Desert
Entrance
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
History
Hraneh
Islam
ISLAMIC
JORDAN
Jordanian
Kharaneh
Limestone
MIDDLE EAST
Middle Eastern
Omayyady
Qasr al Harrana
Qasr al Kharanah
Qasr Kharana
royal
RUINS
TOURISM
UMAYYAD
UNESCO
UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE
WALID I
Zarqa