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Also known as: Al-Madīnah, Al-Madīnah al-Munawwarah, Al-Madina, Madīnat Rasūl Allāh, Yathrib
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Arabic:
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
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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 in the city’s chief mosque. Pop. (2010) 1,100,093. Medina lies 2,050 feet (625 metres) above sea level on a fertile oasis. It is bounded on ...(100 of 1671 words)

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