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Qasr al-Hayr

Location:

  • Syrian Arab Republic, Al Qaryatayn
  • geo:34.382751,37.609165
  • Location ± 0-5 m.

Class:

  • Castle
  • visible

Identifiers:

  • vici:place=32190

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Heliaramia

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Qasr al-Hayr

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.

Monastery

Monastery


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