Qasr Al-Kharanah

castle · 632 AD – 2100 AD

Early Islamic structure in Eastern Jordan, likely constructed before the eighth century CE. Though its outward appearance suggests a castle, it does not seem to have had any military function, and the structure's original purpose is unknown.

Coordinates

31.72896, 36.46285

Also known as

Qasr Kharana, Qasr Khārāna, Qasr al Harranah, Qasr al Kharana, Qasr al Kharanah, Qasr al Kharranah, Qasr el Kharana, Qasr el Kharâna, Qasr el Kherane, Qaşr al Kharrānah, Qaşr al Kharānah, Qaşr al Ḩarrānah, Qaṣr al-Kharāna, Qaşr al Ḩarrānah, Qaşr al Kharānah, Qasr Khārāna (arb), قصر الخرانة (arb)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
• GeoNames · CC BY 4.0
  © GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)

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