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May 5, 2026 • ag_shwei6991 • 5 min read

Qasr Kharana: a perfectly square Umayyad caravan-meeting-house in the eastern desert

Built before November 24, 710 CE — the inscription is dated to the day. A 35-metre square fortress with 60 rooms around a central courtyard, in style equal parts Syrian, Sassanid, and Byzantine.

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