The Saudi Arabian well with connections to a Babylonian King - in pictures

Hadaj Taima is one of the largest wells in the Arabian Peninsula

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  Hadaj Taima in the north-west Saudi Arabia is the most famous well in the kingdom and served as a thirst-quenching ground for myriads of travellers from ancient times. SPA

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  Hadaj Taima, the famous well in the north-west Saudi Arabia was thought to be built in about 1000BC by the Babylonian King Nabonidus. SPA

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  There are 40 mihala or wooden wheel around Hadaj well by which camels draw water which in turn are driven through canals for irrigation and other purposes. SPA

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  Hadaj Taima, the spring-fed well is 12 metres deep, and its stone mouth 13 metres in diameter. SPA

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  The plain ground is where the camels stand in a line to draw water from the well. SPA

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  Hadaj well, near Tayma city centre in the north-west Saudi Arabia is considered one of the largest wells in the Arabia Peninsula. SPA

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