Amman
Qasr al-Abd is a palace built in the 2nd century BC by Hyrcanus of the Tobiad family in the green valley of Wadi al-Seer, west of Amman. It is built of huge…
Qasr al-Abd is a palace built in the 2nd century BC by Hyrcanus of the Tobiad family in the green valley of Wadi al-Seer, west of Amman. It is built of huge limestone blocks and decorated with carved lions and eagles, some of them standing out from the walls. On the hill above are the caves of Iraq al-Amir, which give the area its name. The village has a women's handicraft centre, and the drive from Amman down the valley takes about half an hour.