Al Qaryatayn, Syria
Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi
Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi is a Syrian desert castle or qasr located 80 km south-west of Palmyra on the Damascus road. The castle is a twin palace of Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi, built by the Umayyad caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik in 727 CE. It was built in the Umayyad architectural style.
- City
- Al Qaryatayn
- Country
- Syria
- Category
- Historic
- Suggested visit
- About 90 minutes
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