Petra Qasr al-Bint

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The Qasr al-Bint (the "Palace of Pharaoh's Daughter") is located in the Petra basin at the west end of the Colonnaded Street on the south side of the Wadi Musa. It faces north. It was constructed during the reign of Aretas IV (r. 9 B.C.-A.D. 40; 2 Corinthians 11:32) and refurbished after Trajan annexed Nabataea into a Roman Province in A.D. 106.

It is debated what deity was worshiped there. The majority say that it was Dushara — the chief deity of the Nabataean pantheon because the large altar to the north of Qasr al-Bint was dedicated to him. Al-'Uzza (Aphrodite) may have been worshipped there as well.

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Qasr al-Bint
Qasr al-Bint
Qasr al-Bint From Above
Qasr al-Bint From Above
Qasr al-Bint Ground Level
Qasr al-Bint Ground Level
Qasr al-Bint Interior
Qasr al-Bint Interior
Qasr al-Bint Cult Room
Qasr al-Bint Cult Room
Qasr al-Bint East Cult Room
Qasr al-Bint East Cult Room
Qasr al-Bint Interior Staircase
Qasr al-Bint Interior Staircase
Qasr al-Bint Main Doorway
Qasr al-Bint Main Doorway
Qasr al-Bint Three Cult Rooms
Qasr al-Bint Three Cult Rooms
Qasr al-Bint East Wall
Qasr al-Bint East Wall
Qasr al-Bint Doric Frieze
Qasr al-Bint Doric Frieze
Qasr al-Bint Altar
Qasr al-Bint Altar
Qasr al-Bint Altar 2
Qasr al-Bint Altar 2
Qasr al-Bint Altar Detail
Qasr al-Bint Altar Detail
Qasr al-Bint Second Floor
Qasr al-Bint Second Floor
Qasr al-Bint Interior
Qasr al-Bint Interior
Qasr al-Bint Entrance
Qasr al-Bint Entrance
Keywords: Qasr Al-Bint, Al-Far'oun, Palace Of Pharaoh's Daughter, Dushara, South, Jordan