Qasr Burqu’

Qasr Burqu' is a set of ruins and an archaeological site in the badia of eastern . It is the site of one of the earliest Umayyad desert castles.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: archaeological site
  • Also known as: “Burka”, “Kaṣr Burku‘”, “Qaşr al Burqu‘”, “Qaṣr Burgu”, “Qasr Burqu‘”, “Qaşr Burqu‘”, “Qasr Burqu`”, “Qasr Burquʿ”, “Qasr el Burqu‘”, and “قصر البرقع”

Qasr Burqu’

Latitude
32.60839° or 32° 36′ 30″ north
Longitude
37.96221° or 37° 57′ 44″ east
Elevation
654 metres (2,146 feet)
Open location code
8G4VJX56+9V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1449540816
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
247579
Wiki­data ID
Q28800262
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Japanese—“Qasr Burqu’” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قصر برقع”
  • Bengali: “কাসর বুরকু‘”
  • Bengali: “কাসর বুরকু’”
  • Chinese: “布尔古城堡”
  • German: “Qasr Burquʿ”
  • Greek: “Κασρ Μπουρκού”
  • Indonesian: “Qashr Burqu’”
  • Japanese: “カスル・ブルク”

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