Qasr Bshir: A Roman Desert Fort in Photos

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Alone on the steppe near Qatrana, Qasr Bshir is the best-preserved Roman fort in the Jordanian desert, completed between AD 293 and 305 according to the Latin inscription still over its gate. This album approaches across the plain, then shows the corner towers, the main gate and its inscription, the courtyard with its stables and vaults, and the cisterns.

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32 photos of Qasr Bshir

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The fort and its towers on the open steppe, Qasr Bshir, Jordan
01The Fort on the Plain
The fort far away on the flat plain, Qasr Bshir, Jordan
02From Afar
The fort beyond fields of dry grass, Qasr Bshir, Jordan
03Across the Fields
The long walls and towers of the fort, Qasr Bshir, Jordan
04The Long Walls
The fort beyond an eroded wadi bank, Qasr Bshir, Jordan
05Beyond the Wadi
The fort on the horizon across ploughed ground, Qasr Bshir, Jordan
06On the Horizon
The walls and towers seen from inside the fort, Qasr Bshir, Jordan
07Inside the Walls
A tall corner tower of the fort, Qasr Bshir, Jordan
08A Corner Tower
A corner tower against a dramatic sky, Qasr Bshir, Jordan
09Tower Against the Sky
A tower with small windows above fallen stones, Qasr Bshir, Jordan
10Tower Windows
A tower rising above the curtain wall, Qasr Bshir, Jordan
11Tower and Wall
A tower above a field of fallen stone, Qasr Bshir, Jordan
12Above the Rubble
The corner of a tower in large blocks, Qasr Bshir, Jordan
13The Tower Corner
The main gate with its inscribed lintel, Qasr Bshir, Jordan
14The Inscribed Gate
The gateway seen through fallen stones, Qasr Bshir, Jordan
15The Gateway
The main gate seen from inside the fort, Qasr Bshir, Jordan
16Gate from Inside
Light through the main gate, Qasr Bshir, Jordan
17Through the Gate
The passage behind the main gate, Qasr Bshir, Jordan
18The Gate Passage
A stone arch near the gate, Qasr Bshir, Jordan
19An Arch
The underside of a stone vault, Qasr Bshir, Jordan
20A Stone Vault
Rooms of the stables and barracks around the courtyard, Qasr Bshir, Jordan
21Stables and Barracks
The courtyard with fallen stone, Qasr Bshir, Jordan
22The Courtyard
Walls inside the fort above the rubble, Qasr Bshir, Jordan
23Inside the Fort
Rooms along the wall above fallen stones, Qasr Bshir, Jordan
24Rooms and Rubble
Ruined rooms against the wall, Qasr Bshir, Jordan
25Ruined Rooms
A tower seen from inside the courtyard, Qasr Bshir, Jordan
26A Tower from Inside
The courtyard and a tower beyond, Qasr Bshir, Jordan
27Across the Courtyard
The opening of a cistern, Qasr Bshir, Jordan
28A Cistern
A cistern opening between stones, Qasr Bshir, Jordan
29Cistern Opening
A dark cistern opening under large stones, Qasr Bshir, Jordan
30Under the Stones
A square opening cut in the rock, Qasr Bshir, Jordan
31A Rock-Cut Hole
A smooth rock-cut opening, Qasr Bshir, Jordan
32Smooth Rock

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Qasr Bshir, Karak & King’s Highway

Region

Karak & King’s Highway

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Coordinates

31.3373° N, 35.9812° E

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32 photos

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