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    Al-Ahsa Oasis (Arabic: الْأَحْسَاء, al-ʾAhsā), also known as al-Ḥasāʾ (الْحَسَاء) or Hajar (هَجَر), is an oasis and historical region in eastern Saudi...
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    governorate in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, named after the Al-Ahsa Oasis. In Classical Arabic, 'Ahsa' means the sound of water underground. It has one of the...
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  • Al-Ahsa or Al-Hasa may refer to: Al-Ahsa Governorate, a governorate in Saudi Arabia Al-Ahsa Oasis, an oasis region in eastern Saudi Arabia Hofuf, also...
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    Hofuf (redirect from Al Hufuf)
    "Al-Hasa", "Al-Ahsa" or "Al-Hassa") is the major urban city in the Al-Ahsa Oasis in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, with a population of 729,606...
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    natural sights in Al-Ahsa, and was registered in the UNESCO world heritage center's list in 2018, after the inclusion of Al-Ahsa Oasis. It is located 15...
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  • identified with the mediaeval city of Haǧar, in the general region of Al-Ahsa Oasis in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain Island in Bahrain. The name Agarum is attested...
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  • Ahsa or AHSA may refer to: Al-Ahsa Oasis, an oasis region in eastern Arabia Al-Ahsa Governorate, a governorate in Saudi Arabia African Heritage Studies...
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  • varies seasonally. In 2018, Al-Ahsa Oasis became the fifth Saudi site to be registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Al-Asfar lake is one of 12 sites...
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    dating to 6,000 BC. Al-Ahsa on the Arabian Peninsula shows evidence of human residence dating to the Neolithic. Anthropologically, the oasis is "an area of...
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    north of Alqoat neighborhood, Hofuf, Al-Ahsa, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. It is also called the Dome Palace, AlQoat Palace or Ibrahim Castle and is...
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    retreated to the Ahsa Oasis, to which Abdullah bin Ali Al Uyuni laid siege and invaded in 1076 AD, ending the rule of Qarmatians in Ahsa and founding the...
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    Abu Ali al-Hasan al-A'sam ibn Ahmad ibn Bahram al-Jannabi (al-Ahsa Oasis, 891 – Ramla, 977) was a Qarmatian leader, chiefly known as the military commander...
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    the Turaif district in Diriyah; Historic Jeddah, the Gate to Mecca; Al-Ahsa Oasis; Rock Art in the Hail Region; Ḥimā Cultural Area; and 'Uruq Bani Ma'arid...
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  • away by car. To the northeast is the city of Hofuf and the expansive al-Ahsa Oasis. Udhailiyah takes its natural character from the numerous rocky hills...
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    Saudi Arabia inscribed from 2008 to 2023; they are as follows: Al-Ahsa Oasis: The Al-Ahsa Oasis is a serial property comprising gardens, canals, springs, wells...
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  • UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Saudi Arabia inscribed from 2008 to 2023. Al-Ahsa Oasis ‘Uruq Bani Ma’arid Mada'in Saleh At-Turaif District Hima Historic Jeddah...
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  • the tribe once lived in the village of Al Oyun in the Al-Ahsa Oasis, the family was named after it, that is, Al Uyuni. The Abdul Qays tribe stemmed from...
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  • according to ibn Khaldun, took over the deserts of eastern Arabia, around al-Ahsa Oasis. There they allied themselves with the Qarmatians, like many other Banu...
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    of various local tribes: for example, the Al Murrah tribe has the largest area mainly based between Al-Ahsa and Najran. The Banu Yam and Banu Hamdan (in...
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    the return of the mahdi gathered pace: a fortified dar al-hijra was built at the Al-Ahsa Oasis, and many Shi'a sympathizers joined the Qarmatians on their...
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  • showcasing the talent from the Al-Ahsa Oasis region in women's football. In September 2022, following its acquisition by Al-Taraji, the club took part in...
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  • nature of the society built by the Qarmatians of the Ismaili around Al-Ahsa Oasis from the 9th to 10th centuries. Kenneth Rexroth describes their community...
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  • acknowledged the loss of al-Hasa, and recognized al-Hasa and Nejd as being under the rule of Ibn Saud. The Ottomans' attempt to regain Al-Ahsa In Bahrain, the...
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    be grown in the Jordan Valley. Rice is also grown in Saudi Arabia at Al-Ahsa Oasis and in Yemen. Most of the rice used today in the cuisine of the Americas...
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    small mountain, and is one of Al-Ahsa Oasis' eastern villages and is located about 10 km (6.2 mi) northeast of the center of Al-Hofuf, 140 km (87 mi) southwest...
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  • Al-Jafr (also spelled Al-Jafer or Al-Jafar) ( Arabic = الجفر ) is a village in Al-Ahsa in Saudi Arabia. It is located about 10 km from Al-Hofuf and one...
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    also incorrectly spelled Al-Jawan, is located in the historic Jawatha area, about 12 km (7.5 mi) northeast of Hofuf, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia. It was the...
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    of the Arabian Peninsula. Al-Hofuf also Hofuf or Al-Hufuf (Arabic: الهفوف) is the major urban center in the huge al-Ahsa Oasis in Eastern Province, Saudi...
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  • taken to the oasis in Eastern Arabia known as al-Aḥsāʾ, where it remained until the Abbasids ransomed it in 952 CE. According to historian al-Juwayni, the...
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  • Meanwhile, a third leader, Abdullah bin Ali Al Uyuni, fled the Al-Ahsa Oasis to plot another revolt in Al-Oyun, a village to the north, culminating in...
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