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

From Time Magazine Archive

Eight days before, 200 miles from his goal, he had arrayed himself before Rommel's thin crust of defense at Wadi Zemzem.

From Time Magazine Archive

At Wadi Zemzem the pilgrim drew himself up.

From Time Magazine Archive

In 1072, the building over the well Zemzem was erected, as it now stands; and in 1079, the four Makams were built anew.

From Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred by Burckhardt, John Lewis

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