- Qasr Kharana, also known as Kharana Castle, is believed to have been built in the early 8th century during the Umayyad period.
- One of many desert castles and retreats they built is Qasr Kharana east to Amman, the capital of Jordan.
- Qasr Kharana - Exterior: Inner Courtyard Facing Northeast. Qasr Kharana - Interior: Chamber on Western Side of Complex, Facing West.
- Qasr al-Kharana is a magnificent desert castle built in the 8th century AD and located about 60 km from Amman.
- Qasr Kharana. Located in the middle of a vast, treeless plain, this imposing thick-walled structure was the most likely inspiration for the ‘desert castle’ moniker and...
- A true “desert castle” near the Saudi Arabian border, Jordan’s Kharana Castle (Qasr al-Kharanah) sits two storeys tall over the desert plain.
- Historical Background: Qasr Kharana dates back to the early Islamic period, believed to have been constructed during the Umayyad dynasty in the 8th century.
- Qasr Kharana (Arapça : قصر خرّانة), bazen Qasr al-Harrana , Qasr al-Kharanah , Kharaneh veya Hraneh , çöl kalelerinin en ünlülerinden biridir günümüzün doğusunda...
- 60 kilometres East of Amman on highway 40 in an arid part of the Syrian-Jordanian desert, Qasr Kharana welcomes tourists as …