Qasr

Qasr (Arabic: قصر, lit. 'palace/castle/fortress', plural qusur), from Latin castrum, may refer to:

Qasr, Kerman - village in Kerman Province, Iran
Qasr, Lebanon - village in north Lebanon
Qasr, Mashhad - village in Mashhad Province, Iran
Qasr Prison, former prison, now museum; in Tehran, Iran

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Qasr can also refer to:

Individual qusur and places named after a qasr

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Particular types of qusur

Alcázar, also Alcácer or Alcàsser: cognate Spanish term used in Iberia and former colonies.
Alcazar (disambiguation)
Desert castles, category of Umayyad qusur, whose names all have the form Qasr XY
Ksar, North African form of qasr
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See also

Glossary of Arabic toponyms: Qasr. Contains similar information to this page.
Kasbah/alcazaba, from al-qasbah: fortress, citadel, or by extension, medina quarter
Qalat/Qal'a: Arabic for fortified place, fortress; part of many place names

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