Qatrana Castle

Qasr al-Qatraneh (Arabic: قلعة القطرانة; alternatively: "Qatraneh" or "Qatrana Castle," "Fortress Qatrana," or "Khan Qatraneh") is an Ottoman structure which largely served to provide water and protection on the Syrian pilgrimage route between the Levant and the Gulf. It is located in modern-day Jordan, just off the country's Desert Highway, approximately 90 kilometres south of Amman and northwest of the town of Qatraneh. It is one of at least ten khans that have been identified and documented along the Syrian pilgrimage route in Jordan.

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Qatrana Castle ranks #6,746 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #18 of the 23 mapped in Jordan. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Amman, 77 km away. It is one of the 113 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Levant. See how Jordan compares in the castle statistics.

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