Taif sanctuary
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Taif sanctuary was a major pre-Islamic religious site in the city of Taif, Arabia, dedicated to the goddess Allat and serving as an important center of local cult and pilgrimage.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
pre-Islamic religious sanctuary
ⓘ
temple complex ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Allat of Taif NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople | Thaqif tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cultCenterOf | Allat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Arabian polytheism ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Allat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
center of local cult
ⓘ
pilgrimage center ⓘ |
| historicalContext | existed before the rise of Islam in the 7th century CE ⓘ |
| importance | major sanctuary in western Arabia ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arabia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taif NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainDeityType | goddess of Allat ⓘ |
| pilgrimageStatus | important destination for regional pilgrims ⓘ |
| preIslamicStatus | one of the notable shrines of the Hijaz ⓘ |
| region | Hijaz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousActivities |
oaths and vows
ⓘ
ritual prayer ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ votive offerings ⓘ |
| religiousRole |
guardian of local community
ⓘ
site of offerings and vows ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | symbol of local identity in Taif ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | pre-Islamic Arabian religion ⓘ |
| timePeriod | pre-Islamic era ⓘ |
| typeOfDeityCult | goddess cult ⓘ |
| widerReligiousNetwork | network of pre-Islamic Arabian sanctuaries ⓘ |
| worshippedDeity | Allat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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