Barran Temple

Temple of Barran
History
عرش بلقيس
The temple before excavation.
Location	Ma'rib Governorate, Yemen
Coordinates	15°24′12″N 45°20′35″E / 15.403227°N 45.343112°E / 15.403227; 45.343112Coordinates: 15°24′12″N 45°20′35″E / 15.403227°N 45.343112°E / 15.403227; 45.343112
Periods	Ancient Yemen
Satellite of	Almaqah

Temple of Barran (Arabic: معبد بران‎) is a Sabaean temple near Ma'rib, Yemen; also known as "Throne of Bilqis".

Background

The temple is located to the west of Awwam temple, dedicated also to the god Almaqah.^[1] The main features of the structure are the six columns and the sacred well in the middle of the courtyard.^[2]

It was partly excavated by Wendell Phillips' expedition of 1951-2.^[3]

References

Tourist attractions in Yemen

World
Heritage
Sites

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Tentative list	Archaeological Site of Marib Historic City of Saada The Historic City of Thula The Madrasa Amiriya of Rada Jibla and its surroundings Jabal Haraz Jabal Bura Balhaf/Burum coastal area The Hawf Area Sharma/Jethmun coastal area

Archaeological sites	Al Hajjarah Awwam Baraqish Baynun Cisterns of Tawila Haram Kaminahu Ma'rib Marib Dam Maṣna'at Māriya Nahom Nashan Nashaq Sana'a Shabwa Shaharah Shibam Sirwah Timna Zabid Zafar
Museums	House of Folklore National Museum of Yemen Yemen Military Museum
Palaces Castles	Aljabowbi Castle Cairo Castle Dar al-Bashair Dar al-Hajar Dar al-Shukr Dar as-Sa'd Fort Al-Ghwayzi Ghumdan Palace Palace of Queen Arwa Citadel of Rada'a Seiyun Palace Sheba Palace
Places of worship	Aidrus Mosque Al-Asha'ir Mosque Al-Bakiriyya Mosque Al-Hadi Mosque Al-Mahdi Mosque Al-Muhdhar Mosque Al-Qalis Church Al Shohada Mosque Al Tawheed Mosque Alansar Mosque Albolaily Mosque Alemaan Mosque Ashrafiya Mosque Barran Temple Great Mosque of Sana'a Grand Synagogue of Aden Hanthel Mosque Jennad Mosque Mudhaffar Mosque Queen Arwa Mosque Saleh Mosque St. Francis of Assisi Church St. Mary Help of Christians Church Tahla Mosque Temple of Awwam
Protected area	Bura Community Protected Area Dhamar Montane Plains Mahjur Traditional Reserve Jabal Bura Valley Forest National Park Ras Isa Marine Park Socotra Island Protected Area Zuqur Islands Marine National Park
Others	Amiriya Madrasa Bab al-Yaman Big Ben Aden Sana'a Turkish Memorial Cemetery Shaharah Bridge Sira Fortress

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