30,000 tourists visit Islamic shrines in Northern Ghor

AMMAN — Some 30,000 people visited the tombs of Prophet Mohammad’s companions in the Northern Ghor District in February, the area’s awqaf director, Abed Smeirat, said Tuesday.

The Jordan News Agency, Petra, quoted Smeirat as saying that the number of visitors rose substantially, compared with 10,000 tourists in January.

Muslim tourists from Jordan and other Arab and Islamic countries visit the tombs of Muath Bin Jabal, Amer Bin Abi Waqqas and Sharhabeel Bin Hasna in the Northern Ghor.