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No idea, but I could guess the Arabic says "There is no god but god and Mohammed is his prophet."

Olympus D-520Z
1/200s f/3.6 at 8.3mm iso80 full exif

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mazzin3316-Jun-2008 13:02
Thank you FA for explanation
it is also to get reward from GOD
in islam you get rewars for helping other humans and also animals
and many years back it was very difficult to bring the water from the well
dailly
abduallateeef ghallab 30-Jul-2007 14:32
hi sir it is not as you guessed .it is (( in the name of god the most gracious the most merciful
FA 26-May-2005 02:59
the writing is
"In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate"
"Favor of God, dated The Year 1360"
2005 is equal to 1426 in the Islamic Calendar

This is a picture of is of a (sabeel) which is basically a water source, for thirsty pedestrians while in the streets of the old city. This is an old tradition and usually a wealthy person would sponsor such a project.