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The Bar'an Temple near Marib, Yemen. It is also known as the Sun temple or "Bilqis Throne." The excavated temple has ben partially reconstructed. It was built in the 8th century BC and performed its function for nearly 1000 years.
http://www.geocities.com/baja/dunes/3147/
Near a broken inscription was found, giving the name of this temple as "Bara'am, dedicated to the god Ilumquh"[1]
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Originally from en.wikipedia; description page is/was here.
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2006-06-01 (original upload date)
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Original uploader was Jidan at en.wikipedia
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- 2006-06-01 23:01 Jidan 633×477×8 (29780 bytes) What is left of Awam Temple or Sun temple, 4km south-east of Sheban(Bilqis) throne. It was built in the 8th century BC and performed its function for nearly 1000 years. http://www.geocities.com/baja/dunes/3147/
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