`Usfan
`Usfan is a village in Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia. `Usfan is situated nearby to the locality Harrat ath Thaniyah, as well as near the hamlet Fayd.Places of Interest
Highlights include Usfan pilgrimage fort.
Usfan pilgrimage fort
Castle
Photo: Ammar shaker, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Asfan Castle is a historical edifice in Asfan Village, 30 km North of both Jeddah and Mecca, Saudi Arabia, built in the eighteenth century -Exact date is disputed- as an outpost of the Ottoman army, Monitoring the road between Mecca and Medina.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ghran and Al Ghulah.
Ghran
Town
Ghran Saudi City, in the province of Khulays Makkah. Known as the old located in the northeast of the City of Jeddah about 45 km. Inhabited by approximately 14,900 people. Ghran is situated 5 km north of `Usfan.
Al Ghulah
Village
Al Ghulah is a village in Makkah Province, in western Saudi Arabia. Al Ghulah is situated 8 km west of `Usfan.
`Usfan
- Type: Village
- Also known as: “‘Usfān”, “Asfaan”, “Asfan”, and “Asfān”
- Category: locality
- Location: Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
21.92245° or 21° 55′ 21″ northLongitude
39.35357° or 39° 21′ 13″ eastElevation
90 metres (295 feet)Open location code
7GHXW9C3+XCOpenStreetMap ID
node 538716313OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
100671
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“`Usfan” goes by many names.
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