Quseir Amra
Also known as Qasr Amra, Qusayr Amra, Qusayr'Amra, قصر عمرة
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (iii), (iv).
Region
Arab States
Jordan
Inscribed
1985
List reference
327
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Quseir Amra is about 55 km south-east of Az Zarqa. The nearest other World Heritage site is Umm el-Jimal, about 60 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Az Zarqa · about 895,000 peopleabout 55 km north-west
- Al Mafraq · about 57,000 peopleabout 65 km north-west
- Amman · about 1,060,000 peopleabout 65 km west
- As Salt · about 141,000 peopleabout 85 km west
- As Suwayda · about 72,000 peopleabout 100 km north
- Dar'a · about 146,000 peopleabout 100 km north-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
JordanCultural62 km away
JordanCultural72 km away
SyriaCultural80 km away
JordanCultural85 km away
JordanCultural98 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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