Zamzam Well

بئر زمزم

The well inside the Great Mosque of Mecca from which pilgrims drink; tied in Muslim memory to Hagar and Ishmael.

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Sacred space and pilgrimage

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The well inside the Sacred Mosque in Mecca, from which pilgrims and those performing the lesser pilgrimage drink; in Islamic memory it is linked to the story of Hajar and Isma'il. 1

People and things also explored

Al-Kadhimiya Mosque (Kazimayn shrine)· al-Qullays (the Yemeni Kaaba)· Dar al-Nadwa· Dhu al-Khalasa (the 'Ka'ba of Yemen')· Imam Husayn Shrine, Karbala· The Kaaba· Wadi-us-Salaam cemetery· The earth made a place of prayer and purity

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islam.museum contributors. “Zamzam Well”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/building/bir-zamzam/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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