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Heritage place · Wadi Al-Aqiq & Al-Qiblatayn

Qasr Urwa ibn Al-Zubair

Stone ruins of an early Islamic estate on a rise above Wadi Al-Aqiq, named after the scholar Urwa ibn Al-Zubair.

A valley walkway lit in the evening (AI image)

Getting there

13 min drive28 min by bus(approximate, from the Prophet’s Mosque)

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  • Free entry
  • Outdoor

Part of

  • ExperienceHalf a day

    Quba & Al-Aqiq

    Architecture & heritage walk

    Quba Mosque, the walkway, Masjid al-Qiblatayn and Urwa’s palace on the valley — old and new architecture side by side.

    • Free
    • Family friendly
    • Morning

    4 stops · Quba → Quba Walkway (Darb al-Sunnah) → Qiblatain Mosque

    See the experience
  • 1 day

    Heritage day

    Quba, Al-Qiblatayn, Urwa’s palace and the railway station.

    6 stops · Quba Mosque → Masjid al-Qiblatayn → Urwa’s palace

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