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Qasr al-Hayr

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  • Syrian Arab Republic, Al Qaryatayn
  • geo:34.38446,37.605591
  • Location ± 25-100 m.

Class:

  • Vicus or canabae
  • invisible

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Roman Fort

Roman Fort

Monastery (1 km)

Monastery

Qasr al-Hayr (1 km)

Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi is a Syrian Umayyad palace complex or “desert castle” that was excavated during the 1930s by Daniel Schlumberger. First thought to be a Roman fort, it was only after excavations that an Umayyad date was recognised.


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