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title: Qasr al-Bint, Petra
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/18820/qasr-al-bint-petra/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2024-04-18
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# Qasr al-Bint, Petra
_Authored by Carole Raddato_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/18820.jpg)
## Image Caption
Qasr al-Bint, one of the main temples in the [Nabataean](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kingdom_of_Nabatea/) [city](https://www.worldhistory.org/city/) of Petra ([Jordan](https://www.worldhistory.org/Jordan/)). It is located to the northwest of the Great [Temple](https://www.worldhistory.org/temple/) and is one of the best-preserved ancient structures surviving in Petra today. It was probably the cult centre of the city’s patron deity, the Nabataean deity Dushara ("Lord of the Shara Mountains"), used only by priests and dignitaries. Qasr al-Bint once stood 23 m high and consisted of a *pronaos* (vestibule), a *naos* (or chamber), and a tripartite *adyton*, which contained the *cella*, the most sacred part of the temple. It was probably built during the second half of the 1st century BCE.
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