Facts and Data

Webpages:
Official Unesco Page

Basis Data:
Unesco World heritage since: 1985
Size of heritage:

Coordinates:
Longitude: 36,586°
Latitude: 31,802°

About

Built in the early 8th century, this exceptionally well-preserved desert castle was both a fortress with a garrison and a residence of the Umayyad caliphs. The most outstanding features of this small pleasure palace are the reception hall and the hammam, both richly decorated with figurative murals that reflect the secular art of the time.


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Near airports
Queen Alia International Airport
Large airport - 35 mi (57 km) Amman-Marka International Airport
Medium airport - 37 mi (60 km) King Hussein Air College
Small airport - 43 mi (69 km) Guriat Domestic Airport
Medium airport - 49 mi (79 km) Bar Yehuda Airfield
Medium airport - 78 mi (126 km) Ben Ya'akov Airport
Medium airport - 101 mi (163 km) Ben Gurion International Airport
Large airport - 101 mi (163 km) Damascus International Airport
Large airport - 111 mi (180 km) Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport
Large airport - 153 mi (247 km) Ovda International Airport
Large airport - 162 mi (261 km)
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