Liwā’ Qaşabat az Zarqā’

Liwā’ Qaşabat az Zarqā’ is in , .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Qasr Amra.

Photo: Jeanhousen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, often Quseir Amra or Qusayr Amra, is in the Eastern Desert region and is the best-known of the desert castles. It was built early in the 8th century by the Umayyad caliph Walid I whose dominance of the region was rising at the time.

Liwā’ Qaşabat az Zarqā’

Latitude
31.8192° or 31° 49′ 9″ north
Longitude
36.5776° or 36° 34′ 39″ east
Elevation
588 metres (1,929 feet)
Open location code
8G3RRH9H+M2
Geo­Names ID
8621689
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In Other Languages

“Liwā’ Qaşabat az Zarqā’” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “لواء قصبة الزرقاء”

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