Places in Jordan - Qastal palace

Qastal had been always viewed as a Roman fort, largely because of its fort-like shape and the assumption that its Arabic name Qastal derived from the Latin word 'Castellum' or small castle.

Excavations have shown that it was one the completed Umayyad complex, with the standing remains of what may be the earliest known Umayyad residential palace and minareted mosque.