Katara Mosque, Doha We chose to stay in Madaba because it was close to the Queen Alia Airport. It was just about 20 kilometers to the west of the airport. There were several Qasr (palaces) nearby that were worth visiting. Qasr al-Mushatta, an unfinished 8th-century Umayyad winter palace, is located just north of Queen Alia International Airport in Jordan. Our itinerary did not include a visit to the palace; however, upon our arrival, the site was undergoing extensive restoration. Scaffoldings and nets covered the building. Leaving the sites, we went to a smaller palace called Qasr al-Qastal. As I mentioned in an early post, Jordan is not on our bucket list, despite knowing that Petra is listed as one of the New 7 Wonders of the World. Link . When my wife got an offer for outbound research at the APCO facilities in Jordan, I was thinking that there were only a few intriguing places to visit. So we decided to buy flight tickets with a stopover in Doha. However, I would think that our usu...
