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Medina, [a] officially Al-Madinah al-Munawwarah (Arabic: المدينة المنورة, romanized: al-Madīnah al-Munawwarah, lit. 'The Luminous City', Hejazi Arabic pronunciation: [al.maˈdiːna al.mʊˈnawːara]) and also commonly simplified as Madīnah or Madinah (المدينة, al-Madina) and known in pre-Islamic times as Yathrib (يَثْرِب), is the capital of Medina Province in the ...
A medina (from Arabic: مدينة, romanized: madīnah, lit. 'city') is a historical district in a number of North African cities, often corresponding to an old walled city. The term comes from the Arabic word simply meaning "city" or "town".
Medina town square, 1887. Medina was founded on November 30, 1818, [1] as part of the Connecticut Western Reserve.It was originally named Mecca, but an unincorporated community in Ohio already had that name, [7] so the name was changed.
The Medina of Tunis is the medina quarter of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia.It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979. [1]The Medina contains some 700 monuments, including palaces, mosques, mausoleums, madrasas and fountains dating from the Almohad and the Hafsid periods.
Air pollution in Medina reaches annual mean of 65 PM2.5 and 153 PM10, much higher than recommended. [20] 2016 - 4 July: bombing at Prophet's Mosque. [21] See also.
Rachael Martinez and Jose Medina leave behind four children, ranging in age from 3 to 15.
The first Islamic State, also known as State of Medina, [4] was the first Islamic state established by Islamic prophet Muhammad in Medina in 622 under the Constitution of Medina. It represented the political unity of the Muslim Ummah (nation).
Mdina (Maltese: L-Imdina [lɪmˈdiːnɐ]; Italian: Medina), also known by its Italian epithets Città Vecchia ("Old City") and Città Notabile ("Notable City"), is a fortified city in the Northern Region of Malta which served as the island's former capital, from antiquity to the medieval period. The city is still confined within its walls, and ...