The palace of Khirbat al-Minya is contained within an irregular rectangular enclosure (66 by 73 meters) oriented north-south,[1] facing the four cardinal points.[2][4] Like other Umayyad palaces it has round towers at its corners and semi-circular towers in the middle of each wall except the eastern wall where a monumental entrance was located.[3] The main gate in the middle of the eastern wall is formed by two projecting half-round towers separated by the arch of the gateway.[4]