Awwam Temple

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Awwam Temple is an ancient Sabaean religious complex in present-day Yemen, renowned as one of the most important pre-Islamic temples in South Arabia.

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Awwam Temple canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Sabaean temple
ancient temple
archaeological site
religious complex
alsoKnownAs Mahram Bilqis NERFINISHED
architecturalStyle South Arabian NERFINISHED
associatedWith Marib Dam NERFINISHED
associatedWithDeity Almaqah NERFINISHED
builtBy Sabaeans NERFINISHED
category Ancient temples
Archaeological sites in Yemen
Sabaean civilization NERFINISHED
constructionPeriod 1st millennium BCE
country Yemen
culture Sabaean NERFINISHED
currentCondition ruins
dedicatedTo Almaqah NERFINISHED
era pre-Islamic period
excavated 20th century
excavatedBy archaeologists
function major regional pilgrimage center
hasFeature altars
courtyards
inscriptions
monumental entrance
oval enclosure
hasType cult center
sanctuary
heritage pre-Islamic Arabian
heritageStatus important cultural heritage site of Yemen
inscriptionsLanguage Sabaic NERFINISHED
locatedIn Marib Governorate NERFINISHED
locatedInHistoricalRegion ancient Sabaean kingdom
locatedInRegion South Arabia NERFINISHED
locatedNear Marib NERFINISHED
locatedOn southern edge of ancient Marib oasis
material stone
partOf Sabaean religious landscape
periodOfUse several centuries in the 1st millennium BCE
regionHistoric Ancient Near East NERFINISHED
religion Sabaean polytheism
significance one of the most important pre-Islamic temples in South Arabia
usedFor offerings to deities
pilgrimage
religious rituals

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Sabaean kingdom archaeologicalSite Awwam Temple