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Medina (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 24 30 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 24.5000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 039 35 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 39.5833 decimal degrees |
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Note: Second most important holy city of Islam, noted for tomb of Muhammed; was refuge for him after his flight from Mecca on September 20, 622 (which became 1st day of Muslim calendar); declined 8th cen.; later fell to Turks, Egyptians, Wahabis & Ibn-Saud. |
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| Al-Madīnah (preferred,C,V)
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| al-Madīnah (C,V)
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| Al Madinah (C,V)
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| Al-Madinah (C,V)
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| Madinat Rasul Allah (C,V)
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| Medinat an-Nabi (C,V)
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| Medina (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Yathrib (H,V)
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Medina (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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originally founded by Jewish settlers over 2,000 years ago |
| city (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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| religious center (C) |
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| capital (H) |
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of caliphate, 622-641 |
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