Qasr Usaykhim
Qasr Usaykhim or Qasr Aseikhin, is probably a Roman fortlet on the extreme eastern edge of the Limes Arabiae et Palaestinae. The solitary outpost would thus possess one of the most spectacular sites of all Roman forts in Jordan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Nabatean/Roman fortress located in the East of Jordan
- Also known as: “Akkham”, “Aschim”, “Aseikhim”, “Asikham”, “Iskhem”, “Qasr Areikhin”, “Qaşr Saykhim”, “Qaşr Usaykhim”, and “Qaṣr Useikhim”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Petroglyph.
Petroglyph
Stone
Photo: Jrbouldin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
A petroglyph is an image created by removing part of a rock surface by incising, picking, carving, or abrading, as a form of rock art. The term generally refers to rock engravings of ancient origin, often associated with prehistoric peoples. Petroglyph is situated 2 km north of Qasr Usaykhim.
Qasr Usaykhim
- Categories: castrum, burgus, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Zarqa Governorate, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.94606° or 31° 56′ 46″ northLongitude
36.95192° or 36° 57′ 7″ eastElevation
620 metres (2,034 feet)Open location code
8G3RWXW2+CQOpenStreetMap ID
way 696198303OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Qasr Usaykhim” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أُصْخِيْم”
- Arabic: “عَصيخم”
- Arabic: “قصر أسيخم”
- Arabic: “قصر أُسَيْخِم”
- Arabic: “قصر أصيخم”
- French: “Qasr el-Useikhin”
- German: “Qasr Aseichin”
- German: “Qasr Aseikhin”
- German: “Qasr el-Useikhin”
- German: “Qasr Usaichim”
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