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Places Related to Prophets

Tomb of Cyrus

Conqueror who founded the Achaemenian empire, centred on Persia and comprising the Near East from the Aegean Sea eastward to the Indus River, he is sometimes considered to be Hz. Dhul-Qarnayn mentioned in the Quran

Fars, Iran

Coordinates: 30.193975, 53.167184

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Lion Fountain

A big fountain shaped Lion carved into the rock, no evidence as to whether the lion can be assigned to a particular diety or a guardian figure or symbol of power

Jabal Thawr

Notable for housing a cave known as Ghar Thawr (Cave of Sawr), in which the Islamic Prophet Muhammad ﷺ took refuge from the Quraysh, during the migration to Medina Sharif

Queen of Sheba’s Palace (Sumharam)

The ruins of Samharam are part of the Land of Frankincense UNESCO World Heritage Site and legend has it that Queen Sheba once lived in a palace here

Kishle

Police Station used in the Ottoman times erected in Citadel of Jerusalem

Tomb of Samson

Legendary Israelite warrior and judge, or divinely inspired leader, renowned for the prodigious strength that he derived from his uncut hair

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