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Qasr al-Azraq is a large fortress located in present-day eastern Jordan. It is one of the desert castles, located on the outskirts of present-day Azraq, roughly 100 km east of Amman. Its strategic value came from the nearby oasis, the only water source in a vast desert region.
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Al-Azraq Castle

VRJG+3X, Al-Azraq Al-Shamaly, Jordan
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Qasr al-Azraq is a large fortress located in present-day eastern Jordan. It is one of the desert castles, located on the outskirts of present-day Azraq, roughly 100 km east of Amman. Its strategic value came from the nearby oasis, the only water source in a vast desert region.

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Qasr Al Azraq: sur les traces de Lawrence de "Jordanie" :) 😉 Une petite histoire dans la Grande: je suis rentré dans la chambre de Lawrence d'Arabie qui comme vous le savez , fût un brillant géographe anglais et agent de liaison. il joua un rôle assez trouble dans « La Grande Révolte Arabe ». Quand la première guerre mondiale éclate il est contacté par les services des renseignements militaires britanniques du Caire. Officier britannique, dés avril 1916, en utilisant le nationalisme arabe, il participe de façon active à la révolte des tribus arabes contre l’occupation Ottomane en promettant l’indépendance. Les Anglais négocient avec Hussein, le Chérif de la Mecque, à qui ils avaient laissé envisager la création d’un grand royaume arabe indépendant, dirigé par la famille du chérif Hachémite (famille de l’actuel roi de Jordanie). En juin 1916, Hussein proclame l’insurrection contre les turcs. Lawrence est nommé officier agent de liaison auprès du troisième fils d’Hussein, l’Emir Fayçal. Sa tache exacte est assez ambigue : espion, diplomate, instructeur, conseiller ? Toujours est il qu’il rassemble une petite troupe de bédouins, dirige avec l’Emir les attaques à la dynamite contre le chemin de fer du Hedjaz et prend le port d’Aqaba. Il sera néanmoins capturé par les turcs, torturé et violé, avant de s’échapper. Devenu responsable officiel de l’armée de Fayçal, avec des moyens matériels et financiers importants, il accélère les raids et après la débandade des troupes ottomanes il entre triomphalement à Damas avec Fayçal en septembre 1918, mais il ne parle pas à ses amis arabes des véritables intentions des Alliés, bien décidés à appliquer les accords secrets franco-anglais Sykes-Picot de 1916. (Voir histoire de la Jordanie) Après la guerre, pour défendre la cause des Arabes, il participe avec Fayçal à la conférence de Versailles de 1919 mais ne parvient pas à freiner les ambitions colonialistes des Français et des Anglais et malgré les interventions de T.E Lawrence en faveur d’un état arabe uni lors des conférences internationales de Versailles et SanRemo, la France et la Grande Bretagne découpent et se partagent les terres promises aux arabes. En juillet 1919 les Français chasse Fayçal du trône de Syrie, qui en 1921, deviendra roi d’Irak, alors que son frère Abdallah reçoit le trône de Transjordanie, un nouvel état crée de toute pièce par les Anglais où Lawrence est nommé représentant du gouvernement britannique

La Jordanie est le pays d'« El-Lawrence », ou Lawrence d'Arabie, surnom de Thomas Edward Lawrence, officier britannique, qui fit sienne cette contrée durant la révolte arabe de 1917-1919. Il a témoigné de son épopée dans Les Sept Piliers de la sagesse. Lawrence était fier d'avoir parcouru à cheval, et en trois jours seulement, la distance entre Aqaba et « Azraq la lointaine » (Qasr al-Azraq). Il quitta Azraq avec ses compagnons arabes en « chevauchant dans un ouest étincelant, tandis que […] des nuées de grues s'envolaient dans le couchant telles des barbelures lancées à pleine vitesse ». Un beau lieu pour laisser reposer le souvenir de sir Lawrence.

Ce sont les Romains qui édifièrent à la fin du IIIe siècle le qasr Al-Azraq, cette petite forteresse de basalte pour contrôler l'oasis. Elle fut ensuite occupée par les califes omeyyades, vers le VIIIe siècle, puis renforcée et en partie reconstruite au XIIIe siècle. Maic c'est après la Première Guerre mondiale qu'Azraq entre dans la légende : Lawrence d'Arabie et Fayçal enfirent leur QG à partir de 1917. #bertrandgloriaphoto...

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قصر الأزرق أحد القلاع التاريخية في الأردن. وقد بني قصر الأزرق أو قلعة الأزرق من البازلت الأسود. وتقع قلعة الأزرق في وسط واحة الأزرق على بعد مائة كيلو متر شرق عمّان، العاصمة الأردنية. وقد شيدت القلعة أساساً لتكون حصناً للنبطيين أو الرومان، ثم أعاد المماليك بناءها مرة أخرى في القرن الثالث عشر للميلاد. وتحتوي واحة الأزرق على المصدر الدائم الوحيد للمياه النقية في امتداد الصحراء المحيطة بها، والتي تبلغ حوالي اثني عشر ألف ميل مربع، وبالتالي فإن هذه الواحة تجتذب أعداداً كبيرة من الطيور المهاجرة في طريقها إلى مقاصدها.

تشير عدد من المصادر إلى أن اليونانيين والرومان هم أول من أنشأ هذه القلعة، والتي إستخدمها أو أعاد بناءها، أو عمل على إصلاحها وترميمها البيزنطيون والأمويون والأتراك والأيوبيون والمماليك والعرب. وتدل الكتابات المنقوشة على الحجارة الموجودة في داخل القلعة أن القلعة أنشئت لصالح الإمبراطور " ديوكليتيان " والإمبراطور " مكسميان " بين عامي 285 م و305 م، كما وجدت كتابات ٌ أخرى تحمل اسم الإمباطور " جوفيان " تعود إلى سنة 363 م، والذي قام بترميم القلعة وزاد في بنائها، قام الأمويون بإعادة بناء القلعة وإنشاء مجموعة ٍ من الجدران والسدود، وذلك في عهد الوليد الثاني بن عبد الملك، أثناء خلافة عمه هشام بن عبد الملك. وفي أيام الثورة العربية الكبرى إتخذ " لورنس العرب "من القلعة قاعدة.

لانطلاق عملياته العسكرية ضد الأتراك العثمانيين، وكان له غرفة للاجتماعات والاستقبالات، ما زالت تقع فوق المدخل الرئيسي للقلعة، فيها عدد من الطاقات والقاعات والأبواب وبهو ٍ رئيسي، وعندما غادرها إتخذ منها الشريف الحارثي، قاعدة لعمليات العسكرية أيضا ً، وعندما وصلها الأمير فيصل ابن الحسين كقائد للجيش الشمالي، قام بشن هجومه النهائي على الأتراك من هذه القلعة.

القلعة ُ بناؤ ٌضخمٌ مستطيل الشكل تتراوح أبعاده بين 72مترا و80 مترا، بنيت القلعة من الحجارة البركانية النارية البازلتية السوداء، وتتألف من ثلاث طوابق ما زال منها طابقين ظاهرين للعيان، وتحتوي القلعة على عدة أبراج، وعدة مداخل، ومسجد، وغرف، وبئرٌ للماء وساحــة كبيرة، وسجـن ٌ، وإسطبـلات، وأدراج، ونوافــد، وطاقــات ٍ، وممرات ٌ، وأقواسٌ، وأبواب حجرية هذه الأبواب تزن بين 1 طن و2 طن، ويقع الأول في المدخل الرئيسي ويقع الثاني في المدخل الغربي من القلعة.

المشاريع المنفذة: قامت دائرة الآثار العامة بترميم بعض غرف القلعة وتأهيلها بالإضافقة لترميم الواجهات الجنوبية الغربية للقلعة وتكحيلها وإعداد أبواب خارجية خشبية على...

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The Castle is constructed from local black basalt rocks, the castle is a square structure with 80-meter-long walls encircling a large central courtyard. The courtyard features a small mosque, possibly dating from Umayyad times, and four oblong towers at each corner of the outer wall.

The Azraq Castle has played a crucial role in military history. The Romans established a military outpost here in the 3rd century AD, and later, the Mamluks redesigned and fortified the castle in the 13th century CE. During World War I, the castle served as the headquarters of T.E. Lawrence, also known as Lawrence of Arabia, during the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire. You should visit this site as...

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Hassan AlyassinHassan Alyassin
The Castle is constructed from local black basalt rocks, the castle is a square structure with 80-meter-long walls encircling a large central courtyard. The courtyard features a small mosque, possibly dating from Umayyad times, and four oblong towers at each corner of the outer wall. The Azraq Castle has played a crucial role in military history. The Romans established a military outpost here in the 3rd century AD, and later, the Mamluks redesigned and fortified the castle in the 13th century CE. During World War I, the castle served as the headquarters of T.E. Lawrence, also known as Lawrence of Arabia, during the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire. You should visit this site as soon as you can.
motazmotaz
Qaser al-azraq is one of Jordan's historic castles. The Qaser al-azraq or al-azraq Castle was built of black basalt. The al-azraq Castle is located in the center of the Blue Oasis, 100 km east of Amman, the Jordanian capital. The castle was originally built as a fortress for the Nabataeans or Romans, and the Mamluks rebuilt it in the thirteenth century AD. al-azraq Oasis is the only permanent source of clean water in the surrounding desert, which is about 12,000 square miles, so this oasis attracts large numbers of migratory birds en route to their destinations.
Priyanka SankpalPriyanka Sankpal
One of the dessert castles - didn't find it very interesting. You won't need more than half an hour here. Visit only if you have something else planned too for the day. Doesn't seem popular amongst tourists too..It's made up of black stone. No entrance fees. Parking available. Main entrance door too is made up of stone. It was fun to try to open and shut this very heavy door All in all, I feel the dessert castles can be dropped from the itinerary.
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The Castle is constructed from local black basalt rocks, the castle is a square structure with 80-meter-long walls encircling a large central courtyard. The courtyard features a small mosque, possibly dating from Umayyad times, and four oblong towers at each corner of the outer wall. The Azraq Castle has played a crucial role in military history. The Romans established a military outpost here in the 3rd century AD, and later, the Mamluks redesigned and fortified the castle in the 13th century CE. During World War I, the castle served as the headquarters of T.E. Lawrence, also known as Lawrence of Arabia, during the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire. You should visit this site as soon as you can.
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Qaser al-azraq is one of Jordan's historic castles. The Qaser al-azraq or al-azraq Castle was built of black basalt. The al-azraq Castle is located in the center of the Blue Oasis, 100 km east of Amman, the Jordanian capital. The castle was originally built as a fortress for the Nabataeans or Romans, and the Mamluks rebuilt it in the thirteenth century AD. al-azraq Oasis is the only permanent source of clean water in the surrounding desert, which is about 12,000 square miles, so this oasis attracts large numbers of migratory birds en route to their destinations.
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One of the dessert castles - didn't find it very interesting. You won't need more than half an hour here. Visit only if you have something else planned too for the day. Doesn't seem popular amongst tourists too..It's made up of black stone. No entrance fees. Parking available. Main entrance door too is made up of stone. It was fun to try to open and shut this very heavy door All in all, I feel the dessert castles can be dropped from the itinerary.
Priyanka Sankpal

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