Qasr al-Azraq
The black basalt fort built by the Romans and used by Umayyads, Ayyubids, and Ottomans, was the headquarters of T. E. Lawrence and Sharif Hussein Bin Ali during the Arab Revolt.
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The Ayyubids improved its fortification in 1237 as defence against the Crusaders - dated in an inscription above the South entrance gate.
© Photo: Haupt & Binder
The black basalt fort built by the Romans and used by Umayyads, Ayyubids, and Ottomans, was the headquarters of T. E. Lawrence and Sharif Hussein Bin Ali during the Arab Revolt.