Hunayn, Saudi Arabia
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Ḥunayn
حُنَيْن وَادِي حُنَيْن | |
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| Nickname: Wādī Ḥunayn | |
  Ḥunayn Location in Saudi Arabia  Ḥunayn Ḥunayn (Middle East)  Ḥunayn Ḥunayn (West and Central Asia) | |
| Coordinates: 21°26′N 40°21′E / 21.433°N 40.350°E | |
| Country |  Saudi Arabia |
| Province | Makkah |
| Established | The 6th century |
| Government | |
| • Provincial Governor | Meshal bin Abdullah Al Saud |
| Elevation | 1,879 m (6,165 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (Arabian Standard Time) |
The Valley of Hunain (Arabic: وَادِي حُنَيْن, romanized: Wādī Ḥunayn) is a location in western Saudi Arabia, close to the city of Taif. It is located between Mecca and Taif in the Sarawat Mountains.[1]
Description
[edit]The location, on the road from Mecca to Taif, is a wide arid wadi (valley) surrounded by barren, rocky mountains. The Battle of Hunayn took place here.[1][2][3]
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[edit]- 1 2 Osborne, T. (1761). A Complete History of the Arabs: From the Birth of Mohammed to the Reduction of Baghdad. p. 184.
- ↑ Quran 9:25–27
- ↑ "The battle of Hunayn". Islamic Occasions. 2003-12-29. Archived from the original on 2003-12-30. Retrieved 2025-02-13.
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