Jordan, Umayyad Qasr al Hallabat Desert Castle

Photographer:Samuel Magal (samuel@) The complex of Qasr al-Hallabat is located in Jordan’s eastern desert. Originally a Roman fortress constructed under Emperor Caracalla to protect its inhabitants from Bedouin tribes, this site dates to the second and third century AD, although there is trace evidence of Nabatean presence at the site. It was one fort of many on the Roman highway, Via Nova Traiana, a route that connected Damascus to Aila (modern-day Aqaba) by way of Petra and Philadelphia (modern-day Amman).