Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi
Homs Governorate, Syria
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Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi is an archaeological site and castle in the middle of the Syrian Desert, in Homs Governorate, Syria. The Umayyad caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik built it in 728–29 CE in an area rich in desert fauna, and it was apparently used as a military and hunting outpost. It is the counterpart of Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi, a nearby palace built a year earlier, and it is one of the so-called desert castles. It holds tentative World Heritage Site status.
- Built
- Type
- castle, archaeological site
- Heritage
- Tentative World Heritage Site
- Place
- Homs Governorate, Syria
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