Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi

Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi (Arabic: قصر الحير الشرقي, lit. 'Eastern al-Hayr Palace anaa de "Eastern Castle"') be castle (qasr) insyd de middle of de Syrian Desert. Na de Umayyad caliph Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik build am insyd 728-29 CE insyd an area rich insyd desert fauna. Na dem apparently use am as a military den hunting outpost. De palace be de counterpart of Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi, a nearby castle palace dem build one year earlier. Ebe one of de so-called desert castles. Location Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharq dey 28 kilometres (17 mi) from Al-Sukhnah den 100 kilometres (62 mi) from Sergiopolis (Rusafa), near Bishri Mountain near Palmyran Middle Mountains. Syrian Civil War During Syria Civil War, na armed groups capture Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi insyd 2013, then by ISIS. Na dem damage de Castle by looting den vandalism. Na dem burgle de visitor house. De Syrian Army recapture de castle for 22 August 2017. Architecture Like oda Umayyad architectural works, na dem influence de construction style by Byzantine den Sasanian architectures. World Heritage Status Na dem add dis site to de UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on June 8, 1999, insyd de Cultural category. Gallery References External links