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The Umayyad Palace ( ar, القصر الأموي) is a large palatial complex from the
Umayyad The Umayyad Caliphate (661–750 CE; , ; ar, ٱلْخِلَافَة ٱلْأُمَوِيَّة, al-Khilāfah al-ʾUmawīyah) was the second of the four major caliphates established after the death of Muhammad. The caliphate was ruled by the ...
period, located on the Citadel Hill (Jabal al-Qal'a) of
Amman Amman (; ar, عَمَّان, ' ; Ammonite language, Ammonite: 𐤓𐤁𐤕 𐤏𐤌𐤍 ''Rabat ʻAmān'') is the capital and largest city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political, and cultural center. With a population of 4,061,150 a ...
,
Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...
. Built during the first half of the 8th century, it is now largely ruined, with a restored domed entrance chamber, known as the "kiosk" or "monumental gateway".


See also

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Desert castles The Umayyad desert castles, of which the desert castles of Jordan represent a prominent part, are fortified palaces or castles in what was the then Umayyad province of Bilad al-Sham. Most Umayyad "desert castles" are scattered over the semi-arid ...
, the common English name of a series of Umayyad fortified palaces and lodges (pl. ''qusur'', sing. ''qasr'') from the Southern Levant


External links


Qantara Mediterranean Heritage, ''Umayyad Palace of Amman''

Andrew Petersen, ''Dictionary of Islamic Architecture'', Jordan, Sassanian Influence ('Eastern'), p. 139


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Umayyad Palace Buildings and structures in Amman Archaeological sites in Jordan Tourist attractions in Amman Islamic architecture 8th-century establishments in the Umayyad Caliphate