Ma‘bid ash Shams
Ma‘bid ash Shams is a ruin in Marib District, Marib Governorate and has an elevation of 1,105 metres. Ma‘bid ash Shams is situated nearby to the protected area Bar’an Temple.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bar’an Temple and Awam Tempel.
Bar’an Temple
Protected area
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Barran Temple 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.
Awam Tempel
Protected area
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Temple of Awwam, commonly known as Mahram Bilqis by locals, was the main Sabaean temple dedicated to their national god, Almaqah, and it is also the largest known temple complex in South Arabia, located near Marib in what is now Yemen. Awam Tempel is situated 1¼ km east of Ma‘bid ash Shams.
Ma‘bid ash Shams
- Type: Ruin
- Also known as: “Ma`bid ash Shams”
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Marib District, Marib Governorate, Yemen, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
15.40314° or 15° 24′ 11″ northLongitude
45.34323° or 45° 20′ 36″ eastElevation
1,105 metres (3,625 feet)Open location code
7H77C83V+77GeoNames ID
7475234
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In Other Languages
“Ma‘bid ash Shams” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “معبد الشمس”
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