Qal’at Mudawwara: A Border Fort in Photos

By Alex
Updated October 26, 2026

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Near Jordan’s southern border, Qal’at Mudawwara is a sandstone Hajj fort of 1730–33, close to the railway station taken in one of the last battles of the Arab Revolt. This album shows the fort, its collapsed rooms and the desert around it.

In this album

14 photos of Qal’at Mudawwara

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The gate and its machicolation, Qal’at Mudawwara, Jordan — 01The gate and its machicolation

The sandstone walls of the fort, Qal’at Mudawwara, Jordan — 02The sandstone walls of the fort

The sandstone walls of the fort, Qal’at Mudawwara, Jordan — 03The sandstone walls of the fort

The sandstone walls of the fort, Qal’at Mudawwara, Jordan — 04The sandstone walls of the fort

The sandstone walls of the fort, Qal’at Mudawwara, Jordan — 05The sandstone walls of the fort

Collapsed rooms inside the fort, Qal’at Mudawwara, Jordan — 06Collapsed rooms inside the fort

Collapsed rooms inside the fort, Qal’at Mudawwara, Jordan — 07Collapsed rooms inside the fort

Collapsed rooms inside the fort, Qal’at Mudawwara, Jordan — 08Collapsed rooms inside the fort

Collapsed rooms inside the fort, Qal’at Mudawwara, Jordan — 09Collapsed rooms inside the fort

The fort in the desert, Qal’at Mudawwara, Jordan — 10The fort in the desert

The fort in the desert, Qal’at Mudawwara, Jordan — 11The fort in the desert

The fort in the desert, Qal’at Mudawwara, Jordan — 12The fort in the desert

The fort in the desert, Qal’at Mudawwara, Jordan — 13The fort in the desert

The fort in the desert, Qal’at Mudawwara, Jordan — 14The fort in the desert

About this album

Site

Qal’at Mudawwara, Wadi Rum & Aqaba

Region

Wadi Rum & Aqaba

Period

Theme

Ottoman Hajj Forts

Coordinates

29.3231° N, 35.9913° E

Photos

14 photos

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Qal’at Mudawwara in the southern desert, Jordan

Qal’at Mudawwara

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