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Qasr Mushatta

8th-century establishments in the Umayyad CaliphateCastles in JordanRuined palacesRuins in JordanTourism in Jordan
Umayyad architecture in JordanUmayyad palacesUnfinished castles
Pergamon Museum Berlin P3
Pergamon Museum Berlin P3

Qasr Mushatta (Arabic: قصر المشتى, romanized: Qasr al-Mshatta, lit. 'Winter Palace') is the ruin of an Umayyad winter palace, probably commissioned by Caliph Al-Walid II during his brief reign (743-744). The ruins are located approximately 30 km south of Amman, Jordan, north of Queen Alia International Airport, and are part of a string of castles, palaces and caravanserais known collectively in Jordan and the wider Southern Levant region as the Desert Castles (qasr, pl. qusur). Though much of the ruins can still be found in situ, the most striking feature of the palace, its facade, has been removed and is on display at the Pergamon Museum in Berlin. The complex was never completed.

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N 31.7375 ° E 36.010277777778 °
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قصر المشتى‎ (قصر مشتى)



Amman, Jordan
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