The Middle East – Sacred Sites Aligning to the Solstice or Equinox

Here on this page is a list of sacred sites in the Middle East with an alignment to a solstice or equinox.

Note this list is by no means exhaustive and will be added to as we come across more. If you’ve got a suggestion for a site that could be added, feel free to let us know via our feedback form.

Summer Solstice

Rujm el-Hiri in the Levant
Summer Solstice Observance
The Great Ziggurat of Ur in Iraq
Article with more info

Winter Solstice

Petra in Jordan
Article with more info

Spring and Autumn Equinox

Coming soon…

Ella on Chants to Lithuanian Gods – Performance by KūlgrindaWell said Tone - I totally agree that we need more of this in the world right now, and that
Chris Enock on Chants to Lithuanian Gods – Performance by KūlgrindaAs I was watching this video I felt it slowly change my sense of time. I felt my awareness shifting
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Michael on Chants to Lithuanian Gods – Performance by KūlgrindaYes, this is a very encouraging development Maia. It's wonderful that despite the marginalisation of alternative spirituality in society in

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