AMMAN — In January, 1,220 tourists visited the tombs of the companions of Prophet Mohammad who died in Mutah Battle, Osama Tarawneh, supervisor of the Southern Mazar shrines, said Wednesday.
He told the Jordan News Agency, Petra, that 701 Muslim visitors came from foreign countries, 234 from Arab countries and 285 visitors were Jordanians. The shrines house the tombs of Jaffar Bin Abi Taleb, Zaid Bin Haretha and Abdullah Bin Rawaha.