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Medina, Saudi Arabia: Prophet's Mosque
Medina, Saudi Arabia: Prophet's Mosque The Prophet's Mosque, showing the green dome built above the tomb of Muhammad, Medina, Saudi Arabia.

Medina

Saudi Arabia
Also known as: Al-Madīnah, Al-Madīnah al-Munawwarah, Al-Madina, Madīnat Rasūl Allāh, Yathrib(Show More)
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Assʿad Sulaiman Abdo
Professor and Chairman, Department of Geography, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. President, Saudi Geographical Society. Author of Land and Air Transport in Saudi Arabia and others.
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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. It is the second holiest city in Islam, after Mecca. Medina is celebrated as the place from which Muhammad established the Muslim community (ummah) after his flight from Mecca (622 ce) and is where his body is entombed. A pilgrimage is made to his tomb...

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