Qasr al-Bint is the best preserved brick, free-standing building in the Rock city of Petra. It was built in the late first century AD. The name Qasr al-Bint Fir'aun translates as the castle of the pharaoh's daughter. A Bedouin legend has it that an Egyptian pharaoh settled in Petra. This is how this fantasy name came about. In fact, Qasr al-Bint was not a castle, but the main religious temple of Petra. Probably it was Temple Dedicated to the main Nabatean god Dushara and al-Uzza-Aphrodite. In the second century AD, the Roman the temple complex and built a mighty gate at the end of the Colonnaded streetto demarcate the sacred area.
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Information boards on site, as well as personal experiences when visiting the Nabataean city of Petra Jordan in October 2019.
Petra Development And Tourism Region Authority (oD), Locations in Petra. The Temple of Qasr Al-Bint. [online] Retrieved on April 24.04.2021, XNUMX, from URL: http://www.visitpetra.jo/DetailsPage/VisitPetra/LocationsInPetraDetailsEn.aspx?PID=20
Universes in Universe (oD), Petra. Qasr al-Bint. [online] Retrieved on April 24.04.2021, XNUMX, from URL: https://universes.art/de/art-destinations/jordanien/petra/qasr-al-bint
Wikipedia authors (26.02.2021/24.04.2021/XNUMX), Petra (Jordan). The former city center. [online] Retrieved on April XNUMX, XNUMX, from URL: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petra_(Jordanien)#Das_einstige_Stadtzentrum