Qasr al-Abd
| Qasr al-Abd | |
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View of Qasr al-Abd | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Hellenistic |
| Town or city | Iraq al-Amir |
| Country | Jordan |
| Coordinates | 31°54′46″N 35°45′06″E / 31.9128°N 35.7518°E |
| Completed | first quarter of the second century BCE (200-175 BCE) |
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Qasr al-Abd (Arabic: قصر العبد, lit. 'Castle of the servant') is a large Hellenistic palace from the first quarter of the second century BCE. Most scholars agree it was built by the Tobiads, a notable Jewish family of the Second Temple period, although the descriptions doesn't mention that. Its ruins stand in modern-day Jordan in the valley of Wadi Seer, close to the village of Iraq al-Amir, approximately 17 kilometers west of Amman.