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iron age fortified culture15

“Amman”

🇯🇴 Jordan · Fortress

Qasr Tuba

place in Amman Governorate, Jordan

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🇯🇴 Jordan · Fortress

The desert castles or qasrs, often called Umayyad desert castles, are a series of fortified palaces or castles scattered over the semi-arid regions of north-eastern Jordan, Syria, Israel and the West…

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🇯🇴 Jordan · Fortress

Qasr Kharana

desert castle located in present-day eastern Jordan

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Qasr Kharana