Qasr Al-Abd: A Hellenistic Palace in Photos

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In the valley of Wadi as-Sir west of Amman, Qasr Al-Abd is the Hellenistic palace of the Tobiad Hyrcanus, built of giant stone blocks in the early 2nd century BC. This album shows the palace and its interior, the carved lions and big cats, the valley and the caves of Iraq al-Amir.

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34 photos of Qasr Al-Abd

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The Hellenistic palace of Qasr Al-Abd at Iraq al-Amir, Jordan
01Qasr Al-Abd
The columned porch, Qasr Al-Abd, Jordan
02The columned porch
The palace at sunset, Qasr Al-Abd, Jordan
03The palace at sunset
A column beside the palace, Qasr Al-Abd, Jordan
04A column beside the palace
The palace and its corner towers, Qasr Al-Abd, Jordan
05The palace and its corner towers
The long side of the palace, Qasr Al-Abd, Jordan
06The long side of the palace
The palace from the north, Qasr Al-Abd, Jordan
07The palace from the north
The palace in its valley, Qasr Al-Abd, Jordan
08The palace in its valley
Inside the palace, Qasr Al-Abd, Jordan
09Inside the palace
A window through the wall, Qasr Al-Abd, Jordan
10A window through the wall
Rooms inside the palace, Qasr Al-Abd, Jordan
11Rooms inside the palace
Giant blocks of the interior, Qasr Al-Abd, Jordan
12Giant blocks of the interior
The inner rooms, Qasr Al-Abd, Jordan
13The inner rooms
A passage inside the palace, Qasr Al-Abd, Jordan
14A passage inside the palace
Fallen blocks inside, Qasr Al-Abd, Jordan
15Fallen blocks inside
The walls of the interior, Qasr Al-Abd, Jordan
16The walls of the interior
Rooms and doorways, Qasr Al-Abd, Jordan
17Rooms and doorways
Looking along the interior, Qasr Al-Abd, Jordan
18Looking along the interior
A narrow passage, Qasr Al-Abd, Jordan
19A narrow passage
The lioness with her cub, Qasr Al-Abd, Jordan
20The lioness with her cub
The leopard fountain, Qasr Al-Abd, Jordan
21The leopard fountain
The lioness with her cub on the upper storey, Qasr Al-Abd, Jordan
22The lioness with her cub on the upper storey
The lioness with her cub above the wall, Qasr Al-Abd, Jordan
23The lioness with her cub above the wall
The lioness with her cub against the sky, Qasr Al-Abd, Jordan
24The lioness with her cub against the sky
The leopard fountain up close, Qasr Al-Abd, Jordan
25The leopard fountain up close
The palace from the hillside, Qasr Al-Abd, Jordan
26The palace from the hillside
The valley of Wadi as-Sir, Qasr Al-Abd, Jordan
27The valley of Wadi as-Sir
The palace among the fields, Qasr Al-Abd, Jordan
28The palace among the fields
The green valley, Qasr Al-Abd, Jordan
29The green valley
The palace below the village, Qasr Al-Abd, Jordan
30The palace below the village
The olive press, Qasr Al-Abd, Jordan
31The olive press
A cave entrance at Iraq al-Amir, Qasr Al-Abd, Jordan
32A cave entrance at Iraq al-Amir
Inside one of the caves, Qasr Al-Abd, Jordan
33Inside one of the caves
The cliffs of the caves, Qasr Al-Abd, Jordan
34The cliffs of the caves

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Qasr Al-Abd, Amman, Madaba & Dead Sea

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Amman, Madaba & Dead Sea

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Coordinates

31.9129° N, 35.7519° E

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