Al-Mudawara Castle

Mudawwara, Jordan · built 1495

Qal'at Mudawara, also Qal'at al-Mudawwara or Jagiman Castle, is a desert fort located near the Jordanian village of Al-Mudawara, 350 km south of Amman and 15 km from the Jordanian-Saudi border. It was used in the Mamluk and Ottoman eras as a stop for Hajj caravans, and is the last pilgrim station to Al-Shami before the start of the sandy plain in northern Hijaz.

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