<p>The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zamzam_Well#Technical_Information" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Zamzam Well</a> is located in the Wadi Ibrahim. It accesses water from the wadi alluvium and from the bedrock. </p>

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  <p>Water in the well comes from absorbed rainfall in the Wadi Ibrahim, as well as run-off from the local hills. Since the area has become more and more settled, water from absorbed rainfall on the Wadi Ibrahim has decreased.</p>
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This doesn't really answer the question with any empirical evidence.
kingledion
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Fred
<p>It is located in the middle of a dry desert in Mecca and the astonishing thing is all wells around Mecca dried out except this one!</p>

<p>So how can a small well, with a diameter of about 1.46 meter to 2.66 meter, and the depth of about 30 meters quench the thirst of billions of people from all over the world throughout centuries?</p>

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How come ZamZam water in Mecca never runs out?
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# How come ZamZam water in Mecca never runs out?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2017-05-14)

It is located in the middle of a dry desert in Mecca and the astonishing thing is all wells around Mecca dried out except this one!

So how can a small well, with a diameter of about 1.46 meter to 2.66 meter, and the depth of about 30 meters quench the thirst of billions of people from all over the world throughout centuries?

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2017-05-15. Score: 2

The [Zamzam Well](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zamzam_Well#Technical_Information) is located in the Wadi Ibrahim. It accesses water from the wadi alluvium and from the bedrock.

> Water in the well comes from absorbed rainfall in the Wadi Ibrahim, as well as run-off from the local hills. Since the area has become more and more settled, water from absorbed rainfall on the Wadi Ibrahim has decreased.

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: This doesn't really answer the question with any empirical evidence.  

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