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Peering through a window at Qasr al-Abd

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Tucked away in the backyard of Amman, Wadi Seer is a lovely valley with quiet villages, lots of children, hidden caves and the ruins of a palace.
We descended the bus, and from a small shop an old man in traditional clothes walked ahead of us to the gate of Qasr al-Abd, or the Castle of the Slave. This castle was probably built by a Hyrcanus of the Tobiad family, to escape from the jealousy of his brothers. Indeed, the castle was built in such a way that it was very difficult for invaders to perform a surprise attack. Once upon a time, it was decorated with enormous sculptures of animals on its outside. Although huge slabs of stons were used, an earthquake destroyed the castle completely. A French archaeologist spent ten years to put large part of the ruins together. This is not a place on many itineraries: the previous visitors were here one week before us.
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