Jordan
Qasr el `Uweinid ranks #8,577 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #20 of the 23 mapped in Jordan. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Amman, 78 km away. It is one of the 105 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Levant. See how Jordan compares in the castle statistics.
Qasr el `Uweinid is situated south-west of southern Azraq (Jordan) and was built on a height overlooking a meadow rich in trees. The castle was built of basalt stones and has an inner courtyard surrounded by a group of rooms. It is thought to have been a Roman fort that served as a protection centre for the trade routes.
Machine-translated from “قصر العويند” on the Arabic Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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