The Barran Temple ( Arabic : معبد بران ) is a Sabaean temple near Marib , Yemen ; also known as the "Throne of Bilqis ", it dates back to the 10th century BCE and was dedicated to the god al-Maqah .
3-570: In 2023, along with other landmarks of the ancient Kingdom of Saba , the temple was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List . The temple is located to the west of the Temple of Awwam , also dedicated to the god Almaqah . The main features of the structure are the six columns and the sacred well in the middle of the courtyard. Until the 1988 excavations only five columns were known to exist, when remains of another were discovered. The temple
6-573: Is considered to be the largest pre-Islamic temple in Yemen . It was partly excavated by Wendell Phillips ' expedition of 1951–1952. In addition to its religious functions the complex may have also served as a documentation center, as the inscriptions describing the events surrounding the Sabaean state were found on the walls. Landmarks of the Ancient Kingdom of Saba, Marib The Landmarks of
9-550: The Ancient Kingdom of Saba, Marib ( Arabic : معالم مملكة سبأ القديمة , romanized : maʿālim mamlaka Sabaʿa al-Qadīma ) is a serial property consisted of seven archeological sites in Marib Governorate , eastern Yemen . On 25 January 2023, the landmarks have been added by the UNESCO to its World Heritage Site List as they bear witness to the ancient Kingdom of Saba in ancient South Arabia . They were also placed on
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