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Quasr Kharanah<br> Scenery in Jordan picture - The castle was built in the early Ummayyad period (inscriptional evidence confirms a date prior to 710 AD) by the Umayyad caliph Walid I whose dominance of the region was rising at the time. Qasr Kharana is an important example of early Islamic art and architecture.
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The castle was built in the early Ummayyad period (inscriptional evidence confirms a date prior to 710 AD) by the Umayyad caliph Walid I whose dominance of the region was rising at the time. Qasr Kharana is an important example of early Islamic art and architecture.
North Africa/Middle East
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