Qasr Sindad
قصر سنداد
The palace of Iraq near al-Nil on the Sindad river in al-Uzayr's land, seat of the Al Muharriq; for it al-Aswad ibn Ya'fur made his famous elegy — 'what can I hope for after the house of Muharriq left their dwellings, and after Iyad? — the folk of al-Khawarnaq and al-Sadir, of Marib and the balconied palace of Sindad' 1.
At a glance
- Era
- Pre-Islamic Arabia
- Region
- Levant & Iraq
- Review
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Overview
A palace in Iraq near the Nile, in the land of al-Azir on the river Sindad. It was the home of the Al Muhriq. 1
In poetry
Al-Aswad ibn Ya'fur composed his famous ode in which he mentions the Al Muhriq and Iyad, the people of al-Khawarnaq and al-Sadir and Ma'rib, and the palace of battlements on Sindad. 1
What needs a source
The exact site of the palace and its date: an additional source is needed.
Sources
- Masalik al-absar fi mamalik al-amsar — al-Umari (1924 printing), p. 229
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islam.museum contributors. “Qasr Sindad”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/building/qasr-sindad/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.