• ...[6] Stephen Urice wrote his doctoral dissertation on the castle, published as a book, Qasr Kharana in the Transjordan, in 1987 following the restoration.[2].
  • In relating Qasr Kharana to other Umayyad palaces in the region, it acts as a model as it is approximately one forth the size of many later examples.
  • Qasr Kharana - Exterior: Inner Courtyard Facing Northeast. Qasr Kharana - Interior: Chamber on Western Side of Complex, Facing West.
  • Qasr Kharana (also known as the desert castle of Kharana) is a large fortified structure located in the Eastern Desert of modern-day Jordan.
  • It is known as Qasr al Harrana, Qasr Kharana, Kharaneh or Hraneh. ... Kharana is 16km further west along Hwy 40 from Qusayr Amra.
  • Qasr Kharana is one of the best-known of the desert castles. It is believed to have been built sometime before the early 8th century AD, based on a graffito in one...
  • 60 kilometres East of Amman on highway 40 in an arid part of the Syrian-Jordanian desert, Qasr Kharana welcomes tourists as …
  • Some 20 km from Amman en route to Qasr Kharana and Qasr Amra, the large reservoir at Al-Muwaqqar lies just south of Hwy 40 and is still …
  • One of many desert castles and retreats they built is Qasr Kharana east to Amman, the capital of Jordan.
  • A true “desert castle” near the Saudi Arabian border, Jordan’s Kharana Castle (Qasr al-Kharanah) sits two storeys tall over the desert plain.