Zamzam Well

Zamzam Well
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	21°25′19.2″N 39°49′33.6″E / 21.422000°N 39.826000°E / 21.422000; 39.826000
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
Location of Zamzam Well in Mecca, Saudi Arabia

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.

Millions of pilgrims visit Mecca and Medina each year to perform the hajj or umrah and drink water from the zamzam well.