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''' Al Muwaqqar ''' is a [[town]] in the [[Amman Governorate]] of north-western [[Jordan]].<ref>Maplandia world gazetteer</ref> The village contains the ruins of an [[Umayyad]] palace, the Qasr Al Muwaqqar, one of the [[desert castle]]s. |
''' Al Muwaqqar '''({{lang-ar|الموقر}}) is a [[town]] in the [[Amman Governorate]] of north-western [[Jordan]].<ref>Maplandia world gazetteer</ref> The village contains the ruins of an [[Umayyad]] palace, the Qasr Al Muwaqqar, one of the [[desert castle]]s. Little remains of the palace today except several [[acanthus]] leaf [[capital]]s and gauge for a water [[reservoir]]<ref>http://www.atlastours.net/jordan/al_muwaqqar.html</ref>. |
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Revision as of 23:36, 14 September 2009
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| Country |  Jordan |
| Governorate | Amman Governorate |
| Time zone | UTC + 2 |
Al Muwaqqar (Arabic: الموقر) is a town in the Amman Governorate of north-western Jordan.[1] The village contains the ruins of an Umayyad palace, the Qasr Al Muwaqqar, one of the desert castles. Little remains of the palace today except several acanthus leaf capitals and gauge for a water reservoir[2].
References
- ^ Maplandia world gazetteer
- ^ http://www.atlastours.net/jordan/al_muwaqqar.html
External links
- Satallite Images and weather information for Al Muwwaqar
- Satellite map at Maplandia.com
- Search for Al Muwaqqar in the MSN Encarta atlas
- Information and image from Qasr Al Muwaqqar
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