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- Levant & Iraq
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5steps · 30min · newcomer · student
Qusayr Amra
لوحات الحمام: فن أموي مدهش.
Khirbat al-Mafjar
قصر هشام: أريحا الأموية.
Mshatta
البوابة العظيمة: زخرفة تُنقل لبرلين.
The palaces
قصور أخرى: شبعة ودولة.
Qasr Sindad · Qasr Zaydan · Qasr Hiraql / Qasr Shams al-Muluk
The art
العمارة الأموية: بين بيزنطة وفارس.
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Overview
A path through the palaces of the Umayyads: Qusayr 'Amra astonishes with its paintings, Khirbat al-Mafjar with its aqueduct, and al-Mushatta with its gate. The luxury of the caliphs.
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islam.museum contributors. “Desert Castles”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-desert-castles/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.