Qasr al-Abd

Qasr al-Abd is a large Hellenistic palace from the first quarter of the second century BCE. Most scholars agree it was built by the Tobiads, a notable Jewish family of the Second Temple period, although the descriptions doesn't mention that.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Ruins
  • Description: building in Iraq al-Amir, Jordan
  • Also known as: “Araq el-Emir Site”, “Kaszr al-Abd”, “Qasr al Abd”, “Каср-аль-Абд”, “ארמון טוביה”, “קאסר אל-עאבד”, “קצר אל עבד”, and “קצר אלעבד”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Iraq al-Amir and Abu al-Sous.

Town
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' or Araq el-Amir is the name shared by a town and nearby caves, within the municipality of in the Jordan Valley. Located about 15 km southwest of the town of , it has a population of about 6000 people, mostly members of the Abbadi tribe.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 3 km east of Qasr al-Abd.

Village
is a town in the in northern . The town is known for Roman-Byzantine architectural remains of a large cave church, and a second church built outside in front of the entrance. is situated 5 km northeast of Qasr al-Abd.

Qasr al-Abd

Latitude
31.9129° or 31° 54′ 46″ north
Longitude
35.75192° or 35° 45′ 7″ east
Open location code
8G3QWQ72+5Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 616270483
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q7267043
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Qasr al-Abd” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قصر العبد”
  • Asturian: “Qasr al Abd”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قصر العبد”
  • French: “Qasr al-Abd”
  • French: “Qsar al-Abd”
  • German: “Qasr el-Abd”
  • Hebrew: “קסר אל־עבד”
  • Hungarian: “Kaszr el-Abd”
  • Italian: “Qasr al-Abd”
  • Polish: “Qasr el ’Abd”
  • Slovenian: “Qasr Al-Abd”
  • Spanish: “Qasr al-Abd”
  • Ukrainian: “Каср-ель-Абд”
  • Urdu: “قصر العبد”
  • “Qasr al-Abd”

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