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‘33,935 people visited Islamic shrines in Southern Mazar in 2016’

By JT - Jan 02,2017 - Last updated at Jan 02,2017

AMMAN — A total of 33,935 people visited the tombs of Prophet Mohammad’s companions in the Southern Mazar in 2016 from Jordan and Arab countries, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported.

Mohammad Sarairah, the supervisor of the shrines, said on Monday that 14,472 of the visitors came from Muslim countries, 6,465 visitors were Arab and 12,998 were Jordanians. The shrines house the tombs of Jafar Bin Abi Taleb, Zaid Bin Haretha and Abdullah Bin Rawaha.

 

 

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