Al Qastal

Al Qastal is a town in the of northern . Originally established as an Umayyad settlement, it remains the oldest and most complete such settlement in the Near East.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village
  • Description: human settlement in Jordan
  • Also known as: “Al Qasţal”, “Al Qastal, Jordan”, “Al Qastel”, “El Qasṭal”, “El Qastel”, “Kastal”, and “Qastal el-Balqa”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Talbieh camp and Al-Jizah.

Village
is one of the 10 officially recognized UNRWA Palestinian refugee camps in . is situated 5 km south of Al Qastal.

Town
, historically known as Ziza or Zizia, is a town in northwestern . is situated 6 km south of Al Qastal.

Al Qastal

Latitude
31.75° or 31° 45′ north
Longitude
35.93333° or 35° 56′ east
Elevation
743 metres (2,438 feet)
Open location code
8G3QQW2M+28
Open­Street­Map ID
node 802875578
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
250482
Wiki­data ID
Q3774912
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Urdu—“Al Qastal” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Al Qastal”
  • Arabic: “القسطل”
  • Arabic: “القصطل”
  • Arabic: “قصر القسطل”
  • Bengali: “আল কাস্তাল, জর্ডান”
  • Catalan: “Al-Qastal”
  • Dutch: “Al Qastal”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قصر القسطل”
  • French: “Al Qastal”
  • German: “Al Qastal”
  • German: “Al-Qastal”
  • Hebrew: “הקסטל”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Al Qastal i Jordan”
  • Persian: “ال قستال، جردن”
  • Persian: “قسطال”
  • Polish: “Al-Kastal (Jordania)”
  • Polish: “Al-Kastal”
  • Spanish: “Al-Qastal”
  • Swedish: “Al-Qastal”
  • Tatar: “Әл-Кастал торак пункты”
  • Urdu: “القسطل، اردن”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Wadi Qulayb and Wadi al Sifuq.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Qasr al-Qastal and Baby Cord.

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