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  • Umm Al-Qurun Site

  • Umm Al-Qurun Site

    Umm Al-Qurun is an ancient station on the Hajj pilgrimage routes from the city of Kufa to Mecca. The station dates back to the Abbasid era and is currently located in the Najaf Governorate in Iraq. It includes two pools to provide water, in addition to wells and a palace or rest house for pilgrims. In the area there is also the lighthouse of Umm al-Qarun, which was one of the beacons of the land roads used to guide travelers.
    The site is one of the elements included in the UNESCO Tentative List for World Heritage designation, The Hajj Pilgrimage Routes: The Darb Zubaydah (Iraq).
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    Umm Al-Qurun Site

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2022

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    Castles and Fortresses

    Location

    Iraq

    Najaf

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    9th Century AD

    Islamic

    Islamic

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    Islamic Monuments

     

     

     

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