Iram of the Pillars

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 I. Background information.

Many lost cities have been discovered by finding their remains which reflect great ancient civilizations and cultures such as Petra , Thebes , Tikal and others.(Rough Guides,2019). However, there are lost cities that are known as legends and fantasies since there is no physical evidence of their existance, for example Iram of the Pillars. 

Iram or Ubar is a lost city believed to have been buried under the Arabian sands. This city was mentioned in religious, historical and modern resources such as:


  • Holy Quran. (Religion)

 Chapter 89 (Al Fajir), verses 6-14.
 In the Quran, Iram was described as “Erum of the Pillars, the like of which was never created in  the lands” (Translation by Itali). 

  • The Arabian Nights "Tales of 1001 Nights. (Folk stories)
Book:    Abd Allah ibn Abi Qilaba and Iram, City of the Columns. (Lyons, 2008)
Online: The City of Many-Columned Iram and Abdullah Son of Abi Kilabah. (Source)



  • Book. (Archeology)
“The road to Ubar. Finding the Atlantis of the Sand” .(Clapp,1998).

  • Video game.
Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception. (Naughty Dog, 2011)


II. My Adaptation

(My comic Story)
   Aya and her companions wondered a vast desert that did not show any sign of life. At night, they set themselves a small camp. Lucifer looked through his book for any information that might help them find the city.  

(Figure.1) A quick sketch of the scene.
(Fig.1). Aya (Left) , Lucifer and G (Right)


III. Art References

Inspiring illustrations and photo references. 

(Fig.2) Arnold,Unkown


 (Figure. 2) is a photograph of Petra in Jordan.














The two images below are inspiring, but unfortunately I couldn’t find the artists



Unknown. (Source)

Unknown. (Source)








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