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57: 50: 34: 786: 533: 1149: 233: 303:. The main features of the structure are the six columns and the sacred well in the middle of the courtyard. Until the 1988 excavations only five columns were known to exist, when remains of another were discovered. The temple is considered to be the largest pre-Islamic temple in 382: 314:' expedition of 1951–1952. In addition to its religious functions the complex may have also served as a documentation center, as the inscriptions describing the events surrounding the Sabaean state were found on the walls. 1213: 448: 1208: 521: 1193: 588: 280: 178: 514: 1030: 1178: 452: 1203: 1183: 499: 549: 507: 1063: 1025: 92: 49: 311: 217: 155: 1119: 400: 484:. Yemen Tourism Promotion Board. Barran Temple (in Arabic and English). Republic of Yemen: Ministry of Tourism. 24 March 2010 1068: 1188: 1083: 945: 356: 1058: 720: 950: 829: 812: 794: 209: 882: 990: 785: 1010: 935: 1073: 985: 817: 920: 887: 877: 925: 284: 185: 167: 695: 1015: 955: 940: 802: 649: 76: 1198: 1099: 1005: 975: 965: 837: 537: 1104: 867: 619: 296: 249: 33: 995: 970: 960: 930: 872: 862: 847: 807: 269: 1172: 1129: 1000: 915: 892: 700: 644: 132: 1154: 1114: 1035: 1020: 897: 857: 852: 842: 775: 624: 675: 629: 474: 1144: 1109: 634: 107: 94: 715: 357:"Landmarks of Ancient Kingdom of Saba added to UNESCO's World Heritage List" 710: 609: 604: 423: 331: 232: 1124: 750: 705: 685: 273: 257: 1078: 583: 300: 272:", it dates back to the 10th century BCE and was dedicated to the god 198: 760: 755: 745: 735: 730: 690: 639: 578: 1040: 770: 765: 740: 725: 680: 614: 573: 568: 541: 532: 304: 265: 261: 237: 231: 80: 503: 1092: 1049: 906: 826: 793: 666: 597: 561: 548: 216: 204: 194: 184: 174: 165: 151: 143: 138: 128: 123: 86: 72: 1214:10th-century BC religious buildings and structures 407:. 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Barran Temple is located in Yemen
Marib Governorate
Yemen
15°24′12″N 45°20′35″E / 15.403227°N 45.343112°E / 15.403227; 45.343112
Ancient Yemen
Wendell Phillips
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Landmarks of the Ancient Kingdom of Saba, Marib
Criteria
1700
Session
Endangered

Marib
Arabic
Sabaean
Marib
Yemen
Bilqis
al-Maqah
other landmarks of the ancient Kingdom of Saba
World Heritage List
Temple of Awwam
Almaqah
Yemen
Wendell Phillips
"Barran Temple"
"Landmarks of Ancient Kingdom of Saba added to UNESCO's World Heritage List"
"معبد برَّان.. هنا عاشت بلقيس سبأ"

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