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Compare Great Dam of Marib vs Temple of Awwam vs Sirwah vs Qaryat al-Faw
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Great Dam of Marib
Temple of Awwam
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Great Dam of Marib begins roughly 500 years before Qaryat al-Faw.
Oldest
Great Dam of Marib
800 BCE – 570 CE
Longest span
Great Dam of Marib
800 BCE – 570 CE
Most popular
Great Dam of Marib
54 / 100
Distance apart
12 km
Between Great Dam of Marib and Temple of Awwam (first two selected)
UNESCO World Heritage
- Great Dam of MaribListed
- Temple of AwwamListed
- SirwahListed
- Qaryat al-FawNot listed
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Great Dam of Marib Yemen |  Temple of Awwam Yemen |  Sirwah Yemen |  Qaryat al-Faw Saudi Arabia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date Range | 800 BCE – 570 CE | 700 BCE – 500 CE | 800 BCE – 400 CE | 300 BCE – 400 CE |
| Province | Yemen | Yemen | Yemen | Saudi Arabia |
| Region | — | — | — | — |
| Popularity | 54 / 100 | 49 / 100 | 36 / 100 | 47 / 100 |
| Eras | Iron Age, Classical, Late Antique | Iron Age, Classical, Late Antique | Iron Age, Classical | Hellenistic, Classical, Roman |
| Civilizations | Sabaean, Himyarite | Sabaean | Sabaean | Kindah, Nabataean |
| Evidence & Interpretation | 2✓ 1? 1✗ | 2✓ 0? 1✗ | 2✓ 0? 1✗ | 2✓ 1? 0✗ |
| Wikipedia | 4.7K views/mo | 1.6K views/mo | 0.4K views/mo | 1.1K views/mo |