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Medina, officially known as Al-Madinah al-Munawwarah, is a city in the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia. Commonly referred to as the "cradle of Islamic culture and civilisation", it is Islam's second holiest city. Map. Directions.
Located at the core of the Medina Province in the western reaches of the country, the city is distributed over 589 km 2 (227 sq mi), of which 293 km 2 (113 sq mi) constitutes the city's urban area, while the rest is occupied by the Hejaz Mountains, empty valleys, agricultural spaces and older dormant volcanoes.
4 sie 2022 · Map of Al Madinah Region (Mintaqah), Saudi Arabia showing the administrative divisions, region boundary, major cities, major roads and Al Madinah capital.
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Directions. Satellite. Photo Map. Location: Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Asia. View on OpenStreetMap. Latitude of center. 24.2933° or 24° 17' 36" north. Longitude of center. 39.5351° or 39° 32' 6" east. Who's On First ID. 1108720605. We encourage you to please improve upon our open data sources. Thank you for your contributions.
Al-Madīnah. Formally: Al-Madīnah al-Munawwarah (“The Luminous City”) or Madīnat Rasūl Allāh (“City of the Messenger of God [i.e., Muhammad]”) Ancient: Yathrib. Medina, city located in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia, about 100 miles (160 km) inland from the Red Sea and 275 miles (445 km) from Mecca by road.
4 sie 2022 · Al-Madinah is bordered by mountains and is a desert oasis. There are references to Al-Madinah is several ancient scriptures. It is believed that this place was inhabited by North and South Arabs about thousand years before the birth of Christ.
