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GATED COMMUNITY. Several hundred feet east of Qasr al-Abd is the monumental southern gate of the Tobiad estate, now largely in ruins and hidden by undergrowth. The gate’s well-carved, embossed limestone blocks, which still stand to a height of 11 feet, were quarried from the surrounding cliffs. The gate was originally decorated with two lions and included a small guard post just inside.