Case file · Folklore / legend
Bir Barouta, the well linked to Zamzam
In Kairouan, a camel turns a waterwheel at Bir Barouta, a well that local belief says connects underground to the Zamzam spring in Mecca. The present building dates to 1676.
1676 CE · 35.68, 10.10 · status: legend
The account
Tradition says it was found by the dog of an early Arab general. People say anyone who drinks from it will return to Kairouan.