Following in the footsteps of some of the world’s most famous explorers, a University of Wales Trinity Saint David lecturer has published the most detailed ever archaeological study into the route of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. Containing evidence gathered from Dr. Andrew Petersen’s twenty plus years of research and fieldwork, The Medieval and Ottoman Hajj Route in Jordan: An Archaeological and Historical Study documents the archaeological and architectural remains that line the sacred route to Mecca, a route travelled yearly by devout Muslims during the Hajj pilgrimage.
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