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Ahl Al Kahf

Ahl al-Kahf Street | Abu Alanda, Amman, Jordan
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Ranked #4 of 22 attractions in Amman
Type: Religious Sites
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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 19, 2013 NEW

Driving from Amman to this site can prove to be quite a challenging task as it is located quite far from the city centre amidst the industrial area where the roads are rugged with loads of trucks and lorries. The signage can also be quite confusing but do not fret as the locals there are always willing and more than... More

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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 18, 2013 NEW

Worth visiting, just from the historical perspective. I am glad I went there and took my family. Now kids know how to tie part of Surat Kahf with this place.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 8, 2013

I'm so glad I did visit this site, I found it quite peaceful and quite amazing. The mosque for the site is also beautiful. We had the resident scholar give us an explanation which I found to be very useful.

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 14, 2013

Actually there is no evidence that this is the actual place mentioned in the Quran as the Quran does not even state the number of persons involved. But as the site was along the way from the airport to Amman, we decided to make a stop there. In addition to the tombs, there is also a mosque at the site.

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 9, 2013

I like the story of those 7 young men and their dog that was mentioned in the Quran. The place is outside Amman and need transportation.

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Belgrade, Serbia
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 3, 2013

It is not hard to find it like some other things arround Amman. There is a mosque in compound and actually few tombs which you may find on left side from entrance beside cave for which they believe is place of seven sleepers. It is easy to conclude place was graveyard in past but doesn't look reserched enough, neither protected... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 20, 2013

you can incorporate the visit to this site while going to the airport as its in between downtown and airport. you dont need much time there as there is nothing exciting apart from visiting the place and understanding the power of allah/god.

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Manchester, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 15, 2013

We had to wait appx 10 mins for the cave to be opened, but in the mean time we had a little wander around the mosques and other sites. There is a beautiful Mosque that has been built next to cave which is worth seeing, and inside are tombs and some remnants of the sleepers. A man was able to... More

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London
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed February 2, 2013

The story has been read many times. The group believing in god being pursued by the non-believers, then finding a cave and left to sleep for 309 years. To see where they were protected was a special place. Its eery and you feel the history as you step in to the cave. The bones still preserved. The tunnels of light... More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed September 20, 2012 via mobile

This place is very interesting. What's facinating is that the town in which the grave exist is called Al Raqeem which is also mentioned in the Quran.

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