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  • Al-Shahiyyat Pool

  • Al-Shahiyyat Pool

    Al-Shahiyyat Pool is a water pond located in in the northern border region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The pool was built during the Abbasid era for the purpose of watering pilgrims and securing Hajj convoys. It is part of the old pilgrimage route, Darb Zubaydah.
    The site is one of the elements included in the UNESCO Tentative List for World Heritage designation, The Hajj Pilgrimage Routes: The Darb Zubaydah (Saudi Arabia).
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Al-Shahiyyat Pool
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    Elevation: 536 m

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    Al-Shahiyyat Pool

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2022

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    Bridges and Water Structures

    Location

    Saudi Arabia

    Northern Borders Region

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    9th Century AD

    Islamic

    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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