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Amman, Wadi Seer. Araq al-Amir, the ruins of Qasr al-Abd. The qasr was part of of the palatial complex of the Ammonite clan of the Tobiads described by Josephus and called Tyrus. The estate possedes a lake and a monumental gateway and is a curious blend of Oriental and Hellenistic architecture.

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Amman, Wadi Seer. Araq al-Amir, the ruins of Qasr al-Abd. The qasr was part of of the palatial complex of the Ammonite clan of the Tobiads described by Josephus and called Tyrus. The estate possedes a lake and a monumental gateway and is a curious blend of Oriental and Hellenistic architecture.