Qasr Burqu’
Qasr Burqu' is a set of ruins and an archaeological site in the badia of eastern Jordan. It is the site of one of the earliest Umayyad desert castles.
- Castle
- …lies at an elevation of around 650 metres (2,150 feet)
- Description: archaeological site
- Also known as“Burka”“Kaṣr Burku‘”“Qaşr al Burqu‘”“Qaṣr Burgu”“Qasr el Burqu‘”
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Latitude
32.60839° or 32° 36′ 30″ north
Longitude
37.96221° or 37° 57′ 44″ east
Open location code
8G4VJX56+9V
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OpenStreetMap feature
historic = castle
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Japanese—“Qasr Burqu’” goes by many names.
قصر البرقعArabic
قصر برقعArabic
কাসর বুরকু‘Bengali
布尔古城堡Chinese
Κασρ ΜπουρκούGreek
Qashr Burqu’Indonesian
カスル・ブルクJapanese
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