Qasr (, plural qusur), is a term derived from Latin castrum. It often occurs in toponyms.
Qasr, Qusur/Qusour can refer to:
Qasr-type structures Desert castles: List of sites, includes several whose modern name does not contain the word qasr
Individual qusur and places named after such
('small qasr') ('qasrs')
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 usually have the form Qasr XY Ksar, North African form of qasr
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 Qal'a (Qal'at being the possessive form connected to the next word): Arabic for fortified place, fortress; part of many place names