Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi
Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi (Arabic: قصر الحير الغربي) is a Syrian desert castle or qasr located 80 km south-west of Palmyra on the Damascus road. The castle is a twin palace of Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi, built by the Umayyad caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik in 727 CE. It was built in the Umayyad architectural style.
| Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi قصر الحير الغربي | |
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Qasr al-Heer al-Gharbi facade | |
Location within Syria | |
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| Town or city | Homs Governorate |
| Country | Syria |
| Coordinates | 34.374444°N 37.605833°E |
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