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Qaryat al-Faw

Faw
Saudi Arabia300 BCE300 CEHellenistic — Late Antiquity17.20, 44.80
About the site

A major trading city in southern Arabia, known for its diverse religious practices and inscriptions. It provides insight into the pre-Islamic religious landscape of the Arabian Peninsula.

Principal findings
  • iTemples dedicated to Wadd, Salm, and other deities
  • iiInscriptions in South Arabian and Aramaic scripts
  • iiiEvidence of a cosmopolitan society
  • ivRemains of a large urban center

Excavators — Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage