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Palaces of Power

قصور الوزراء

A trail through the architecture of authority.

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Region
Levant & Iraq
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Walk this pathway

5steps · 30min · newcomer · student

  1. Qasr al-Imara

    كوفة زياد: أقدم قصر إسلامي.

    the palace of Kufa · Kufa

  2. Al-Abbas

    قصر ابن عمرو: سمرقند الأموية.

    the palace of al-Abbas ibn Amr al-Ghanawi · the palace of al-Abbas ibn Amr al-Ghanawi

  3. Al-Shadiyakh

    قصر نيسابور: أموي ثم عباسي.

    Qasr al-Shadiyakh · Nishapur

  4. Qubadh

    قصر البصرة: ساساني يستمر.

    Qasr Qubadh / the Hajjaj palace at Basra · Basra

  5. The architecture

    القصر الإسلامي: من أموي إلى عباسي.

    خربة المفجر · قصير عمرة

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Overview

A path through the architecture of power: the palace of al-'Imara in Kufa, the palace of al-'Abbas ibn 'Amr, and the palaces of the Barmakids. Baghdad builds.

Sources

  • Wikidata
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islam.museum contributors. “Palaces of Power”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/exhibits/path-riyad-palaces/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.

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