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    the Arabs' – Bilad al-'Arab (Arabia), and its major divisions were the bilad al-Sham (Levant), bilad al-Yaman (Yemen), and Bilad al-'Iraq (Iraq). The Ottomans...
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    Jabal al-Nour (Arabic: جَبَل ٱلنُّوْر, romanized: Jabal an-Nūr, lit. 'Mountain of the Light' or 'Hill of the Illumination') is a mountain near Mecca in...
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    Qaiqan mountains, respectively, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, now made part of Al-Masjid al-Haram. Muslims travel back and forth between them seven times in what...
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    117.661.767.839. Volume IV: pages 434.439,.468.556.626 al-Hamawi, Yaqut (1994). Kitab muʻjam al-buldān. Tehran: Frankfurt am Main : Institute for the History...
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  • Jabal al-Lawz (Arabic: جَبَل ٱللَّوْز) is a mountain located in northwest Saudi Arabia, near the Jordanian border, above the Gulf of Aqaba at 2,580 metres...
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    Jabal Thawr (redirect from Jabal al-Thawr)
    that Muhammad stayed here as a refugee with his companion Abu Bakr. Celebrating Makkah al-Mukarramah as a capital of Islamic culture for 2005 v t e v t e...
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    known as the "Mahrat Mountains" (Arabic: جِبَال ٱلْمَهْرَة, romanized: Jibāl Al-Mahrah), are a mountain range in Yemen. They are contiguous with the Omani...
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    war veteran Khalid ibn al-Walid, which brought chaos to the Muslim ranks. Many Muslims were killed, including Hamza ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib, Muhammad's uncle...
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    2019. al Asqalani, Ibn Hajar; Muhammad ibn Idrīs al-Shafii, Abū ʿAbdillāh; ibn Kathir, Ismail; ibn faisal al-Tamimi al-Darimi, Abu Hatim Muhammad. "Al-Isabah...
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    Muhammad stood and delivered the Farewell Sermon, also known as the Khutbat al-Wada', to his companions (Sahabah) who had accompanied him for the Hajj towards...
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    Midian (redirect from As-hab al-Aykah)
    Al-Qasas (The Stories), verses 20–28, of the Quran as the place where Moses escaped upon learning of the chiefs conspiring to kill him. Surah 9 (Al-Tawbah)...
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    The Hajar Mountains (Arabic: جِبَال ٱلْحَجَر, romanized: Jibāl al-Ḥajar, The Rocky Mountains or The Stone Mountains) are one of the highest mountain ranges...
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    Al-Hadā (Arabic: ٱلْهَدَا, lit. 'The Tranquility') mountain resort city is a city in Makkah Province, in western Saudi Arabia near Ta'if. Having many five...
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    Al-Qarah Mountain or Jabal Al-Qārah (Arabic: جَبَل ٱلْقَارَة), also known as "Al-Shabaab Mountain", is a mesa of 75 metres (246 feet) in Al-Ahsa, in the...
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    According to al-Saeed, he and his team did not observe the pattern and importance of the structures until observing them from an aerial viewpoint. Al-Saeed and...
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    The Dhofar Mountains consist of three subranges: Jabal al-Qarā (Arabic: جبل القرا), Jabal al-Qamar (Arabic: جبل القمر) and Jabal Samḥān (Arabic: جبل...
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    Musandam / Raʾs Musandam), locally known as Ruus Al Jibal (Arabic: رُؤُوْس ٱلْجِبَال, romanized: Ruʾūs al-Jibāl Heads of the Mountains), is a peninsula that...
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    Yemen and Saudi Arabia. A terraced side of one of the Haraz Mountains in Al Mahwit Governorate, near Jabal An-Nabi Shu'ayb, the highest peak in the Arabian...
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    of Al-Masjid Al-Haram in Mecca, in the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia. Although the exact origin of its name is unknown, it is believed to be called Al-Amīn...
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    Al Wahbah Crater (Arabic: فَوْهَة ٱلْوَعْبَة, romanized: Fawhat al-Waʿbah), also Maqlaʿ Ṭamiyyah (مَقْلَع طَمِيَّة), is a volcanic crater, which is about...
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    of Sun') is a mountain located in northeastern Oman north of the town of Al-Hamra. It is known as Jabal Shams because it is the first place to receive...
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    the 1256 CE flow. It is the biggest lava field in Saudi Arabia. Nearby is Al Wahbah crater. There has been recent increase in seismic activity since 2009...
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    The Hijaz Mountains (Arabic: جِبَال ٱلْحِجَاز, romanized: Jibāl al-Ḥijāz (Hejazi Arabic pronunciation: [dʒɪˈbaːl alħɪˈdʒaːz]) or "Hejaz Range" is a mountain...
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    alleged elevation of 2,999 metres (9,839 ft)) by 2 to 4 metres. The village of Al Souda is located nearby. The town is a tourist centre and has a cable car...
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    The Jebel Akhdar (Arabic: ٱلْجَبَل ٱلْأَخْضَر, romanized: Al-Jabal Al-Akhḍar, lit. 'The Green Mountain') is one of the Hajar Mountains in Ad Dakhiliyah...
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    2019-01-06 Llewellyn, O. A.; Hall, M.; Miller, A. G.; Al-Abbasi, T. M.; Al-Wetaid, A. H.; Al-Harbi, R. J.; Al-Shammari, K. F. (2011). "Important Plant Areas...
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  • Al-Bahah Jabal Shada [ar] Jizan Fifa Mountains Jebel Al-Qeher [ar] Najran Jabal Abu Hamdan Jabal Raum...
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    al-Ḥaḍūrī (شُعَيْب ابْن مَهْدَم ابْن ذِي مَهْدَم ٱلْحَضُوْرِي). According to Islamic scholars, he is different from Shuaib of Midian. According to Al-Hamdani...
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    in Saudi Arabia" (PDF). Cat News. Special Issue 1: 11–19. Spalton, J. A. & Al-Hikmani, H. M. (2006). "The Leopard in the Arabian Peninsula – Distribution...
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    The Ḥarrat al-Shām (Arabic: حَرَّة ٱلشَّام), also known as the Black Desert, is a region of rocky, basaltic desert straddling southern Syria and the northern...
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