Qal’at Qatrana: A Hajj Fort and Reservoir in Photos

By Alex
Updated October 26, 2026

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Beside the Desert Highway about 90 km south of Amman, Qal’at Qatrana is a restored 16th-century Hajj fort with a great reservoir. This album follows the visit: the fort, its courtyard and roof, the reservoir and the Hejaz Railway station with its old wagons.

In this album

27 photos of Qal’at Qatrana

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Qal’at Qatrana on the Desert Highway, Jordan — 01The gate in the south wall

Qal’at Qatrana, Qal’at Qatrana, Jordan — 02Qal’at Qatrana

Qal’at Qatrana, Qal’at Qatrana, Jordan — 03Qal’at Qatrana

Qal’at Qatrana, Qal’at Qatrana, Jordan — 04Qal’at Qatrana

Qalat Qatrana — 05The roof and crenellations

Inside the fort, Qal’at Qatrana, Jordan — 06Inside the fort

Inside the fort, Qal’at Qatrana, Jordan — 07Inside the fort

Inside the fort, Qal’at Qatrana, Jordan — 08Inside the fort

Inside the fort, Qal’at Qatrana, Jordan — 09Inside the fort

The great reservoir, Qal’at Qatrana, Jordan — 10The great reservoir

The great reservoir, Qal’at Qatrana, Jordan — 11The great reservoir

The great reservoir, Qal’at Qatrana, Jordan — 12The great reservoir

Conduit openings in the reservoir wall, Qal’at Qatrana, Jordan — 13Conduit openings in the reservoir wall

The great reservoir, Qal’at Qatrana, Jordan — 14The great reservoir

Two-storey stone station building with a tree in front at Qatrana Hijaz Railway Station, Jordan — 15The station with a tree

Station outbuildings and water tanks with wagons behind at Qatrana Hijaz Railway Station, Jordan — 16The station outbuildings

Small stone buildings, a water tank and a tree at Qatrana Hijaz Railway Station, Jordan — 17Outbuildings and water tank

Flat wagons and boxcars on parallel tracks at Qatrana Hijaz Railway Station, Jordan — 18Wagons on parallel tracks

Station building beside the tracks and old freight wagons at Qatrana Hijaz Railway Station, Jordan — 19Station and wagons

Belgian maker's plate on an old wagon at Qatrana Hijaz Railway Station, Jordan — 20A Belgian maker's plate

Old steel rails on stone ballast at Qatrana Hijaz Railway Station, Jordan — 21Rails on the ballast

Green ticket window set in a white wall inside Qatrana Hijaz Railway Station, Jordan — 22The ticket window

Wooden eaves and the Arabic name plaque on the station wall at Qatrana Hijaz Railway Station, Jordan — 23The station name plaque

Line of freight wagons across the desert at Qatrana Hijaz Railway Station, Jordan — 24Wagons across the desert

Old railway wheel sets lying beside the tracks at Qatrana Hijaz Railway Station, Jordan — 25Old wheel sets

Close view of a rusting tank wagon at Qatrana Hijaz Railway Station, Jordan — 26A rusting tank wagon

Old tank wagon on the tracks with the station building behind at Qatrana Hijaz Railway Station, Jordan — 27Tank wagon on the tracks

About this album

Site

Qal’at Qatrana, Karak & King’s Highway

Region

Karak & King’s Highway

Period

Theme

Ottoman Hajj Forts

Coordinates

31.2373° N, 36.0334° E

Photos

27 photos

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