Desert castles in Jordan

château

desert castle located in present-day eastern Jordan

Mshatta, also known as Qasr al-Mushatta (), is the ruin of an Umayyad winter palace, probably commissioned by Caliph Al-Walid II during his brief reign (743-744). The ruins are located approximately 30 km south of Amman, Jordan, north of Queen Alia International Airport, and are part of a string of castles, palaces and caravanserais known collectively in Jordan and the wider Southern Levant region as the Desert Castles (qasr, pl. qusur). Though much of the ruins can still be found in situ, the most striking feature of the palace, its facade, has been removed and is on display at the Perga

castle in Jordan

human settlement in Jordan

place in Amman Governorate, Jordan

Roman fortifications

archaeological site