Mahd Al-Dhahab

The Mahd adh-Dhahab, is a small gold mining area in the . It is located in the Medina Province in in . Gold was first mined in Arabia c.
Wikipedia
  • Town with 15,900 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,039 metres (3,409 feet)
  • Description: gold mining area in the Arabian Peninsula
  • Also known as
    “Cradle of Gold”
    “Mahad Dhahab”
    “Mahd adh Dhahab”
    “Mahd Dhahab”
    “Mahd el-Dahab”

Mahd Al-Dhahab

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Latitude
23.49959° or 23° 29′ 59″ north
Longitude
40.87916° or 40° 52′ 45″ east
Open location code
7HM2FVXH+RM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1237964803
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
104578
Wiki­data ID
Q97316502

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Mahd Al-Dhahab” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مهد الذهب”
  • Asturian: “Mahd adh Dhahab”
  • French: “Mahd adh Dhahab”
  • German: “Mahd adh Dhahab”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Mahd adh Dhahab”
  • Slovenian: “Mahd adh-Dhahab”
  • Urdu: “مہد الذہب”

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