The Poets of Arabic Love

مسار شعراء الغزل العربي

رحلة في ديار شعراء الحبّ العربي: من حمى ضرية حيث هام مجنون ليلى، إلى وادي القرى موطن جميل بثينة والحبّ العذري، فالمدينة وشعرها، حتى مكة وغزلها الحضري مع عمر بن أبي ربيعة.

⏱️12 hours

📍5 stops

Route stops (5)

Archaeologicalضرية

Dhariyah

A historic town in al-Qassim and one of the best-known stops on the Basran Hajj road, mentioned in pre-Islamic poetry and classical geography. It offered water and commerce between Hafar al-Batin and the towns of al-Qassim.

Trade routeالعلا

Wadi al-Qura

Wadi al-Qura — a trade route in AlUla.

Religiousالمدينة المنورة

Al-Baqi Cemetery

Al-Baqi cemetery and the surrounding historic sites of Medina, including the graves of many Companions, Mothers of the Believers, and members of the Prophet's family.

Historical marketالطائف

Ukaz Market

An Arabian season in the uplands of Taif country, 1–20 Dhu al-Qa'dah: trade, arbitration, and poetic contest. It survived as a station, was wrecked in 129 AH, and the modern season was revived in 1428.

Religiousمكة المكرمة

Al-Masjid Al-Haram & the Kaaba

Al-Masjid al-Haram in Makkah surrounds the Kaaba, the qibla of Muslims—the holiest place on earth and among the world’s oldest and largest mosques.

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1Dhariyahضرية

2Wadi al-Quraالعلا

3Al-Baqi Cemeteryالمدينة المنورة

4Ukaz Marketالطائف

5Al-Masjid Al-Haram & the Kaabaمكة المكرمة