1220 tourists visit Southern Mazar shrines in January

(MENAFN- Jordan News Agency) Karak Feb.3 (Petra) -- The number of visitors to the shrines and tombs of Prophet Mohammad's companions in the Southern Mazar District140 kilometers south of Amman reached 1220 in January Supervisor of the Shrines Osama Al- Tarawneh said Wednesday.

Of the total visitors to the district last month 701 were from Islamic countries 234 from Arab states while 285 were Jordanians Al- Tarawneh told Petra.

The religious significance of the Southern Mazar sites dates back to 629AD when the leaders of the Muslim army Jaffar Bin Abi Taleb Zeid Bin Haretha and Abdullah Bin Rawaha were killed in the Mutah battle against the Byzantines. The tombs and shrines are located some 150km south of Amman.

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