Middle East
Jordan
Amman Governorate

Qasr Mshatta

Mshatta, also known as Qasr al-Mushatta, is the ruin of an Umayyad winter palace, probably commissioned by Caliph Al-Walid II during his brief reign. The ruins are located approximately 30 km south of , , north of …
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: castle
  • Also known as: “Mshatta”, “Qasr al Mushetta”, “Qasr el Mushetta”, “Qasr Mshetta”, and “قصر مشتى”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Queen Alia International Airport.

Aerodrome
Photo: Writer.00015, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an located in , 30 kilometers south of , the capital and largest city of . It is the largest airport in the country, named after Queen Alia, who died in a helicopter crash in 1977.

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 . It is located about 35 kilometres south of , placing it within the main urban area of Al-Jeezah, immediately to the west of where Desert Highway passes through the town. is situated 7 km southwest of Qasr Mshatta.

Town
, historically known as Ziza or Zizia, is a town in northwestern . It is the 22nd district of the . During the medieval period it served as a waystation for pilgrims en route to the Hajj in . is situated 7 km southwest of Qasr Mshatta.

Qasr Mshatta

Latitude
31.73794° or 31° 44′ 17″ north
Longitude
36.01022° or 36° 0′ 37″ east
Open location code
8G3RP2Q6+53
Open­Street­Map ID
way 164106288
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Wiki­data ID
Q1636168
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Qasr Mshatta” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قصر المشتى”
  • Bengali: “কাসর মুশাত্তা”
  • Catalan: “Al-Mushatta”
  • Dutch: “Qasr Mushatta”
  • French: “Mshatta”
  • French: “palais de Mchatta”
  • French: “Palais de Mchatta”
  • French: “Qasr Mushetta”
  • Georgian: “მშათა”
  • German: “Mschatta”
  • German: “Qasr Al-Mushatta”
  • German: “Qasr al”
  • German: “Qasr Mschatta”
  • Hausa: “Qasr Mushatta”
  • Hebrew: “קאסר אל-משאתא”
  • Italian: “Mshatta”
  • Italian: “Mushatta”
  • Italian: “Qasr Al-Mshatta”
  • Italian: “Qaṣr al-Mshattā”
  • Italian: “Qasr Mshatta”
  • Japanese: “ムシャッタ宮殿”
  • Persian: “قصر المشتی”
  • Slovenian: “Qasr Al-Mšata”
  • Slovenian: “Qasr Al-Mshatta”
  • Spanish: “Qusair Mushatta”
  • Swedish: “Qasr Mushatta”
  • Tatar: “Мшатта өмәвиләр кирмәне”
  • Turkish: “Mşatta Sarayı”
  • Turkish: “Muşetta Sarayı”
  • Urdu: “قصر المشتی”
  • Uzbek: “Al-Mshatta qasri”
  • Western Panjabi: “قصر مشتا”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Terminal and Royal Terminal.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Qasr Mshatta”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.