Quest For Atlantis Of The Sands – Iram Of The Pillars – A Legendary Lost City

A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Most people associate Atlantis with an underwater city or continent long gone.

However, Arabia has its legend of a lost city, the so-called “Atlantis of the Sands,” which has been the source of debate among many historians, archaeologists, and explorers. The existence of this legendary place remains a controversial subject to this day.

Ubar’s ruins – Image credit: 9591353082 – CC BY 2.5

Over the years, various names have been given to this lost city, the most common being Ubar, Wabar, and Iram of the Pillars.  The archaeological site is dated to a time which would make it contemporary to when the people of Ad would have lived according to the evidence provided by Quran exegetes.

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