Desert CastlesTravel GuidesQasr Kharana60 kilometres East of Amman on highway 40 in an arid part of the Syrian-Jordanian desert, Qasr Kharana welcomes tourists…
Ottoman Hajj FortsTravel GuidesQal’at ‘UnaizaQal'at 'Unaiza stands on the central Jordan plateau, next to the Desert Highway and 400 m to the east is Mahattat ‘Unaiz…
Ottoman Hajj FortsTravel GuidesQal’at QatranaQal’at Qatrana is located to the south of Qatrana village, 95km from Amman. The site comprises a fort, a large reservoir…
Ottoman Hajj FortsTravel GuidesQal’at MudawwaraThis site lies in a sandy desert at the southernly most point of Jordan, 15 km north of the Saudi border. Although the a…
Ottoman Hajj FortsTravel GuidesQal’at Fassu’aQal’at Fassu’a is located 2 km west of Muhattat Fassu‘a, on the Hijaz railway line and consists of a fort, two reservoir…
Ottoman Hajj FortsTravel GuidesQal’at Dab’aQal‘at Dab‘a (previously Qal‘at Balqa‘) is located to the east of the Medieval Hajj road which passed through Zizia and …
Ottoman Hajj FortsTravel GuidesQasr ShebibOne of Ottoman Hajj Forts, today known as Qasr Shebib, the fort stands in a prominent position on a spur between two wad…
Ottoman Hajj FortsTravel GuidesQal’at Al-HasaQat’al Al-Hasa is located 5 km northwest of Hejaz Railway Station. The site lies on the south bank of the main bed of th…
Desert CastlesTravel GuidesQasr Al-QastalOriginally established as an Umayyad settlement in the 8th century by Caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, known mainly for b…
Desert CastlesTravel GuidesQasr Ain Es-SilStretching east from Amman is a desert region bewildering in its size and ruthless climate, a place of sand and barren b…
Desert CastlesTravel GuidesQasr Al-MushattaQasr Al-Mushatta (Winter Palace), the largest and most ambitious of the Umayyad palaces in Jordan, sits some 30 km south…
Desert CastlesTravel GuidesQasr AmraGo back in time to the era of military campaigns and desert warfare as you explore Jordan’s imposing Desert Castles, man…
Desert CastlesTravel GuidesQasr MshashAlthough this rather large Umayyad settlement was once a grand city in the desert, today Mshash sadly lies in virtual ru…
Desert CastlesTravel GuidesHammam As-SarahSituated 2 km to the west of Qasr Al-Hallabat Hammam As-Sarah is a bath complex that was used by visitors to Al-Hallaba…
Desert CastlesTravel GuidesQasr Al-HallabatQasr Al-Hallabat, 30 km from Zarka and 60 km from Amman, is perhaps one of the most representative and important sites i…
Desert CastlesTravel GuidesQasr BurquOne of the most magnificent and at the same time difficult to reach sites, Qasr Burqu lies in the middle of the Eastern …
Desert CastlesTravel GuidesQasr TubaThe only Desert Castle that still lives up to its billing as a vast, carefully crafted, remote, fortified palace is Qasr…
Desert CastlesTravel GuidesQasr Al-MuwaqqarSome 20 km from Amman en route to Qasr Kharana and Qasr Amra, the large reservoir at Al-Muwaqqar lies just south of Hwy …
Desert CastlesTravel GuidesQasr AzraqQasr Azraq is often included on day trips from Amman to the Desert Castles, along with Qasr Kharana and Qasr Amra, both …
Crusader CastlesTravel GuidesVaux Moise CastleVaux Moise (Al Wu‘eira) is a small crusader castle founded by Baldwin I of Jerusalem in 1116 as an outpost of the larger…