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Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Qasr al-HallabatCountry: Jordan
NOTE: This site is 6.747 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Stone Fort or Dun
Nearest Town: Zarqa Nearest Village: Qasser Al-Hallabat Al-Gharbi
Latitude: 32.092900N Longitude: 36.328000E
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| 3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
| 2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
| 1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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| -1 | Completely destroyed |
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| 5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
| 4 | Short walk on a footpath |
| 3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
| 2 | A long walk |
| 1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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Qasr al-Hallabat is the remains of an Umayyad palace sitting on the site of an older Roman fort. The Roman fort was built sometime in the 2nd or 3rd century CE, but was demolished in the 8th century by the Umayyads to repurpose the site as a more comfortable palace. Materials of the older Roman fort were integrated into the Umayyad palace. There are reused basalt blocks with Greek inscriptions in the walls of the Qasr. Mosaics at the site are in fair shape. Recently, the mosque outside the walls of the Qasr was reconstructed from the rubble.
Parking and facilities are available at the site; as is a small, but wonderful, museum. In 2023 admission to the site was free. From the parking area and museum to the complex there is a walk of about 900 feet.
For more information on the site, please see links provided below.
Wikipedia - Qasr al-Hallabat
Archnet - Qasr al-Hallabat
Qaṣr Al Hallābāt Museum
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