Qasr ( ar, قصر, lit=palace/castle/fortress, plural ''qusur''), from

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''castrum'', may refer to:

Individual ''qusur'' and places named after a ''qasr''

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Particular types of ''qusur''

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* Desert castles, Umayyad ''qusur'', whose names all have the form Qasr XY * Ksar (North African form of the word) {{disambiguation, geo