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{{Wiktionary|qasr}}
'''Qasr''' ({{lang-ar|قصر|lit=palace/castle/fortress|link=no}}, plural ''qusur''), from [[Latin]] ''castrum'', may refer to:
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==Places==
* [[Qasr, Fariman]], a village in Fariman County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran
* [[Qasr, Kerman]], a village in Kerman Province, Iran
* [[Qasr, Lebanon]], a village in Lebanon
* [[Qasr, Mashhad]], a village in Mashhad County, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran
 
* [[Qasr, FarimanKerman]], a- village in Fariman County, Razavi KhorasanKerman Province, Iran
==See also==
* [[Qasr, Lebanon]], a- village in north Lebanon
* [[Qasr, KermanMashhad]], a- village in KermanMashhad Province, Iran
* [[Qasr prisonPrison]], aformer prison, now museum; in Tehran, Iran
 
'''Qasr''' can also refer to:
 
==Individual ''qusur'' and places named after a ''qasr''==
*{{look from|Qasr}}
*{{intitle|Qasr}}
*{{intitle|Qusayr}} ('small qasr')
 
==Particular types of ''qusur''==
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*[[Alcázar]] (cognate Spanish term;, 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 the word)''qasr''
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* [[Qasr Ahmed]], the port for the Libyan city of Misurata
 
* [[Qasr al-Hosn]], the oldest stone building Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
==See also==
* [[Qasr ibn Wardan]], a castle in Syria
*[[Glossary of Arabic toponyms#Qasr|Glossary of Arabic toponyms: Qasr]]. Contains similar information to this page.
* [[Qasr Ibrim]], an archaeological site in Lower Nubia
*[[Kasbah]]/alcazaba, from ''al-qasbah'': fortress, citadel, or by extension, ''medina'' quarter
* [[Qasr Libya]], a town in Libya
*[[Qalat]]/Qal'a: Arabic for fortified place, fortress; part of many place names
* [[Qasr prison]], a prison in Tehran, Iran
 
* [[Qasr-e-Shirin County]], a county in Kermanshah Province, Iran
* [[Umm Qasr]], a city in Iraq
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Revision as of 13:16, 23 March 2024

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

Qasr can also refer to:

Individual qusur and places named after a qasr

Particular types of qusur

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