The hot sulfurous Ain Ghumayqah is a spring located in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in the Ghumayqah Center, al-Lith Governorate, affiliated with Makkah al-Mukarramah Province. With temperatures reaching about seventy to eighty °C, it is one of the hottest springs in the Kingdom. It emerges from a rock at the edge of Wadi al-Lith and flows into Wadi Ghumayqah. These springs also hold great significance for tourism and treatments in the Kingdom.
Hot, sulfurous springs emerge from rocky fissures, rising to the earth's surface. These are mineral waters rich in sulfur, often of volcanic origin. Such sulfurous hot springs are renowned for their therapeutic benefits in treating several diseases, including allergies, psoriasis, rheumatism, itching, and scabies.
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