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August 30, 2008

 

Photo: Pillars of ancient temple in the desert

Temple Ruins, Near Marib, Yemen, 1979

Photograph by Steve Raymer

Pillars of a Sabaean moon-god temple jut from the desert near Marib, Yemen, offering clues to a powerful kingdom that may have been ruled by the legendary Queen of Sheba, mentioned in both the Koran and the Bible.

(Text adapted from and photo shot on assignment for, but not published in, "North Yemen," August 1979, National Geographic magazine)

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