Hunayn, Saudi Arabia
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Hunayn | |||
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Location in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | |||
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Country | Saudi Arabia | ||
Province | Makkah | ||
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• Provincial Governor | Meshal bin Abdullah Al Saud | ||
Elevation | 1,879 m (6,165 ft) | ||
Time zone | Arabian Standard Time (UTC+3) |
Hunayn (Arabic: حنين) is a location in Saudi Arabia, close to the city of Ta'if.
Hunayn is located between Mecca and Taif in the Sarawat Mountains.[1] The location, on the Meccah to Taif Road, is a wide arid valley surrounded by barren rocky mountains.[2] The Battle of Hunayn took place here.[3]
See also
- Wadi Hunayn, Israel
- Awtas, Saudi Arabia
References
- ↑ T. Osborne, A Complete History of the Arabs: From the Birth of Mohammed to the Reduction of Baghdad (1761), p184.
- ↑ Hunayn Valley, Saudi Arabia.
- ↑ The battle of Hunayn, Battle at Hunain, Military History of Islam, in Khalid bin Al-Waleed.
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