Qasr Amra ( /
ALA-LC:
Qaṣr ‘Amrah), often
Quseir Amra or
Qusayr Amra, is the best-known of the
desert castles located in present-day eastern
Jordan. It was built early in the 8th century, sometime between 723 and 743, by Walid Ibn Yazid, the future
Umayyad caliph Walid II, whose dominance of the region was rising at the time. It is considered one of the most important examples of early
Islamic art and
architecture. The discovery of an inscription during work in 2012 has allowed for more accurate dating of the structure.