Awam Tempel

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 in what is now .
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  • Type: Protected area
  • Description: Archaeological site in Yemen
  • Also known as: “Maḥram Bilqis”, “Sanctuary of the Queen of Sheba”, and “Temple of Awwam”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bar’an Temple.

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Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Barran Temple is a Sabaean temple near , ; also known as the "Throne of Bilqis", it dates back to the 10th century BCE and was dedicated to the god Almaqah. is situated 1¼ km west of Awam Tempel.

Awam Tempel

Latitude
15.4043° or 15° 24′ 16″ north
Longitude
45.35566° or 45° 21′ 20″ east
Open location code
7H77C934+P7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 97776842
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q791823
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Awam Tempel” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “معبد أوام”
  • Arabic: “معبد اوام”
  • Arabic: “معبدأوام”
  • Catalan: “Mara Bilquis”
  • Catalan: “Temple d’Awwam”
  • Chinese: “示巴女王圣所”
  • Dutch: “Heiligdom van de koningin van Sheba”
  • Dutch: “Maḥram Bilqis”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبد اوام”
  • French: “Mahram Bilqis”
  • French: “Temple d’Awām”
  • German: “Awwam-Tempel”
  • German: “Awwam”
  • German: “Heiligtum der Königin von Saba”
  • German: “Mahram Bilqis”
  • Hebrew: “מקדש אוואם”
  • Indonesian: “Kuil Awwam”
  • Japanese: “アワム神殿”
  • Korean: “마흐람 빌키스”
  • Portuguese: “Mahram Bilqis”
  • Portuguese: “Marã Bilquis”
  • Portuguese: “Palácio da Rainha de Sabá”
  • Portuguese: “Templo de Awwam”
  • Russian: “Храм Аввам”
  • Spanish: “Mahram Bilqis”
  • Swedish: “Awwams tempel”
  • Turkish: “Avvam Tapınağı”
  • Urdu: “معبد اوام”

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