Awam Tempel - Mahram Bilqis

The Temple of Awwam is one of the most important sites in the study of the archaeology of the Arabian Peninsula [1]. The Awwam Temple was the most important site of pilgrimage in pre-Islamic Yemen, centered around the god Almaqah [1]. The oldest inscription found in the complex was in reference to the building of the temple's massive enclosure known as The great wall of Awwam by Mukarrib Yada`'il Dharih I in the middle of the 7th century BCE [1]. Partial excavation of Awwam peristyle in 1951–1952 by the American Foundation for the Study of Man that was led by Wendell Philips, cleared the entrance court almost completely and made numerous discoveries [1].