Syrian Hajj Road

Syrian Hajj Road is part of the Tentative list of Saudi Arabia in order to qualify for inclusion in the World Heritage List.
The Syrian Hajj Road is the oldest transboundary Islamic pilgrimage route to Makkah. It leads from Damascus across the Arabian desert and unites believers from different regions and ethnic groups. Along the way there are water management systems, inscriptions, camps and palaces.
Map of Syrian Hajj Road
Load mapThe coordinates shown for all tentative sites were produced as a community effort. They are not official and may change on inscription.
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- Full Name
- Syrian Hajj Road
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Added
- 2015
- Type
- Cultural
- Categories
- Religious structure - Islamic
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- By ID
Site History
2015 Revision
Egyptian/Syrian Hajj Roads TWHS are both reduced versions of a combined nomination Al-Ma'diyah and Al-Shamiyah pilgrimage routes (1988).
2015 Added to Tentative List
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