Qasr Abu Rukba
Qasr Abu Rukba is a castle in Kerak, King’s Highway and has an elevation of 955 metres.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Type: Castle
- Description: Roman fortress in Jordan
- Also known as: “Qasr Abu Rukbah” and “Qaşr Abū Rukbah”
Qasr Abu Rukba
- Categories: castrum, archaeological site, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Kerak, King’s Highway, Jordan, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
31.11171° or 31° 6′ 42″ north
Longitude
35.87986° or 35° 52′ 48″ east
Elevation
955 metres (3,133 feet)
Open location code
8G3Q4V6H+MW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Qasr Abu Rukba” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قصر أبو ركبة”
- Arabic: “قصر الو ركبة”
- Bengali: “কাসর আবু রুকবা”
- French: “Qasr Abu Rukba”
- German: “Qasr Abu Rukba”
- “Qasr Abu Rukba”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Qeseir al Tamrah and Qasr al Juwayn.
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