A well and cave that are associated by local tradition with the places where the Prophet Job suffered and was then cured of a skin disease are located to the south of the old city of Urfa. The complex is called the Eyyüp Peygamber Makamı and the well head is constructed of reused Roman masonry.
Creator
Emma Loosley
Date of Visit
13th November 2012
Contributor
Emma Loosley
Rights
Metadata and all media released under Creative Commons
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Type
Architecture
Tags
Caves, Edessa, Eyyup, Job, Mosque, Roman, Shrine, Turkey, Urfa, Well
Collection
Citation
Emma Loosley, “The well of the Prophet Job,” Architecture and Asceticism, accessed December 31, 2024, https://architectureandasceticism.exeter.ac.uk/items/show/71.