Zamzam Well | |
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Native name Arabic: بئر زمزم | |
![]() Mouth-piece of the Zamzam well
from the Exhibition of the Two Holy Mosques Architecture Museum[1] | |
Location | Masjid al-Haram, Mecca |
Coordinates | 4256 King Abdul Aziz Rd, Al Haram, Makkah 24231, Arab Saudi |
Area | about 30 m (98 ft) deep and 1.08 to 2.66 m (3 ft 7 in to 8 ft 9 in) in diameter |
Restored | traditional Islamic narratives date the well's (re-)establishment to the 6th century |
Restored by | ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib according to traditional Islamic narratives |
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The Zamzam Well (Arabic: بئر زمزم, romanized: Biʾru Zamzam Arabic pronunciation: [biʔru zam.zam]) is a well located within the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is located 20 m (66 ft) east of the Kaaba,[2] the holiest place in Islam.
According to Islamic narratives, the well is a miraculously generated source of water, which opened up thousands of years ago when the son of Ibrahim (Abraham), Ismaʿil (Ishmael), was left with his mother Hajar (Hagar) in the desert. It is stated to have dried up during the settlement of the Jurhum in the area and to have been rediscovered in the 6th century by Abd al-Muttalib, grandfather of Muhammad.
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