Over a thousand visitors were recorded at the tombs of Prophet Mohammed's companions in the Southern Mazar district in Kark, Jordan in February.
Site supervisor Usama Tarawneh told the Petra News Agency that of the 1,206 tourists who visited the shrines, 558 were from Islamic countries, 363 were from Arab states and 285 were Jordanians.
The shrines are witnessing an increasing number of visitors, highlighting Jordan’s security and stability and the country’s importance in terms of religious tourism, Tarawneh said.
The religious significance of the Southern Mazar sites dates back to the year 629, when the leaders of the Muslim army Jaffar Bin Abi Taleb, Zeid Bin Haretha and Abdullah Bin Rawaha were killed in the Mutah battle against the Byzantines.