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  • Faid

  • Faid

    Faid or Fayd is a historical an early Islamic city located in Ha'il Region in Saudi Arabia. The site of was one of the most important and strategically stations on the Darb Zubayda (Pilgrim Road from Kufa to Makkah) and it served as the headquarters for the management of the route during the Hajj season.
    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
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    Faid

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2022

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    Historic Cities and Regions

    Location

    Saudi Arabia

    Ha’il

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    7th Century AD

    Islamic

    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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