Al Hawiyah

Al Hawiyah is a town in Makkah Province, located 15 kilometres from Ta'if. It was a small suburb in the past. Currently it has expanded to include more than 15 residential neighborhoods, with an area of 80 square kilometres and is inhabited with many different classes of Saudi society.
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  • Type: Town with 148,000 residents
  • Description: village in Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia
  • Also known as: Al Ḩawīyah”, “Al Huwaya”, “Al Midhya‘”, and “Al Midhyā’

Places of Interest

Highlights include King Fahad Air Base.

Aerodrome
King Fahd Air Base is a Royal Saudi Air Force military base located in , , . is situated 3½ km northeast of Al Hawiyah.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include As Sayl as Saghir.

Village
Al-Sayl Al-Saghir is a village in , in . is situated 7 km north of Al Hawiyah.

Al Hawiyah

Latitude
21.44487° or 21° 26′ 42″ north
Longitude
40.50295° or 40° 30′ 11″ east
Population
148,000
Elevation
1,516 metres (4,974 feet)
Open location code
7HH2CGV3+W5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 295933353
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
109626
Wiki­data ID
Q4120519
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Uzbek—“Al Hawiyah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: الحوية
  • Arabic: الحويّة
  • Arabic: الحويه
  • Arabic: حويه
  • Egyptian Arabic: الحويه
  • French: Al Hawiyah
  • French: Al-Hawiyya
  • German: Al Hawiyah
  • Greek: Αλ Χαουΐγια
  • Irish: Al Hawiyah
  • Mazanderani: الحویه
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Al Hawiyah
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Al Hawiyah
  • Norwegian: Al-Hawiyah
  • Persian: الحویه، الطائف
  • Persian: الحویه
  • Polish: Al-Hawijja
  • Russian: Эль-Хавия
  • Urdu: الحویہ
  • Uzbek: Al-Haviya

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include مركز صحي شرق الحوية and Jabal al Qunnah.

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