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Zemzem

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[zem-zem] / ˈzɛm zɛm /

noun

Islam.
  1. the sacred well located near the Kaʿba at Mecca.


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For Zemzem this feeling meant she had to flee her home for a second time.

From BBC Mar. 25, 2022

At Wadi Zemzem the pilgrim drew himself up.

From Time Magazine Archive

Militarily secure, he accomplished great pilgrimages back to the holy well, Zemzem, at Mecca.

From Time Magazine Archive

At week's end he was less than 200 miles east of Tripoli, at Wadi Zemzem.

From Time Magazine Archive

The last thing I shall take notice of in the temple is the well Zemzem, on the east side of the Caaba, and which is covered with a small building and cupola.

From The Koran (Al-Qur'an) by George Sale

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