This path was established in the Abbasid era, linking Baghdad, the capital of the Islamic State, and the Holy Land. It was narrated that in the era of Abu al-Abbas 134AH/751AD, the needs of the desert traveler were provided, and as water is at the top of these needs, wells were dug, ponds and water tanks were built, and khans were erected for the comfort of travelers, and finally, the road was secured from the attack of tribes and bandits.
This road was built from Kufa through the most water-scarce areas, and eventually, the road became an engineering pride to secure water for pilgrims through the construction of an enormous network of wells and water tanks starting from Kufa to Al-Madina Al-Monawara and ending in Makkah Al-Mukarramah, where camels crossed from one stop to another to get water. Darb Zubaydah is considered one of the greatest good deeds in Islamic history. Its length is 1,300 km, which was paved and supplied with water by Zubaydah, the wife of the Abbasid Caliph Harun al-Rashid, to serve the pilgrims of Kaaba who are passing through it from Iraq to Mecca. As a result her good deed, the road was named “Darb Zubaydah”.
