Middle East
Syria
Homs Governorate

Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi

Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi is a castle in the middle of the Syrian Desert. It was built by the Umayyad caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik in 728-29 CE in an area rich in desert fauna.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: archaeological site in Syria
  • Also known as: “Al Hayr”, “Al Ḩayr”, “Qaşr al Ḩayr”, and “Qasr al-Hayr East”

Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi

Latitude
35.07403° or 35° 4′ 27″ north
Longitude
39.07165° or 39° 4′ 18″ east
Elevation
382 metres (1,253 feet)
Open location code
8G7X33FC+JM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 226869847
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
165973
Wiki­data ID
Q1149473
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الحير”
  • Arabic: “قصر الحير الشرقي”
  • Basque: “Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi”
  • Bengali: “কাসর হায়র শারকি”
  • Catalan: “Kasr al-Hayr al-Sharki”
  • Chinese: “哈里沙克沙漠城堡”
  • Dutch: “Qasr al-Chair al-Sharqi”
  • French: “Qasr el-Heir ech-Charqi”
  • German: “Qasr al-Heir asch-Scharqi”
  • Ghanaian Pidgin English: “Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi”
  • Hausa: “Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi”
  • Hebrew: “קסר אל-חייר א-שרקי”
  • Italian: “Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi”
  • Japanese: “アル＝ハイル・アル＝シャルキ城”
  • Japanese: “カスル・アル＝ヒール・アル＝シャルキ”
  • Malay: “Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi”
  • Norwegian: “Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi”
  • Persian: “قصر الحیر شرقی”
  • Spanish: “Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi”
  • Swedish: “Qasr al-Hayrach-Charqi”
  • Ukrainian: “Палац Каср аль-Хайр аш-Шаркі”

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