Desert castles Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
fortified palaces or castles in what used to be the Umayyad province of Bilad ash-Sham
About Desert castles
The desert castles are a series of buildings (not all castles) built by the Umayyads in the desert, east ofAmman. They provide a fascinating glimpse of how the Umayyads controlled the unforgiving desert. InArabic, the word for "castle" isقَصْر(qaṣr, ultimately from Latincastrum), and this word features in many of the castles' names. There are numerous texts online, many of them scientific papers, for more information.
Top Attractions in Desert castles
Explore the best things to see and do in Desert castles:
- ★Bayir Castle
- ★Hammam as-Sarah
- ★Qasr Al-Azraq
- ★Qasr Al-Hallabat
- ★Qasr Amra
- ★Qasr Burqu
- ★Qasr Kharana
- ★Qasr Mushash
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