Tomb of Said Ali Hamdogn


Said Ali Hamdogn was an important 12th-century religious leader. His whitewashed tomb can easily be visited; it looks a little like a miniature mosque without the minaret. Local tradition has it that below his tomb lies a well that can sustain the whole city in times of siege.


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