Back القصور الأموية في الأردن (قلاع الصحراء) Arabic Castells del desert Catalan Wüstenschloss German Κάστρα της Ερήμου Greek Castillos del desierto Spanish Basamortuko gazteluak Basque Châteaux du désert French מצודות מדבר HE Sivatagi várak Hungarian Castelli del deserto Italian
The desert castles or qasrs are often called Umayyad desert castles, since the vast majority of these fortified palaces or castles were built by the Umayyad Dynasty in their province of Bilad ash-Sham, with very few Abbasid exceptions. The desert castles of Jordan represent a prominent part of this group of buildings, with most Umayyad "desert castles" being scattered over the semi-arid regions of north-eastern Jordan, with several more in Syria, Israel and the West Bank (Palestine), and just one Abbasid exception in Iraq.