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.
  • Town with about 148,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 1,520 metres (4,970 feet)
  • Description: village in Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia
  • Also known as
    “Al Huwaya”
    “Al Midhyā’”

Places of Interest

Highlights include King Fahad Air Base.
King Fahd Air Base is a Royal Saudi Air Force military… is situated 3½ km northeast of Al Hawiyah.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include As Sayl as Saghir.
Al-Sayl Al-Saghir is a village in , in . is situated 7 km north of Al Hawiyah.
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Latitude
21.44487° or 21° 26′ 42″ north
Longitude
40.50295° or 40° 30′ 11″ east
Open location code
7HH2CGV3+W5
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

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

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include مركز صحي شرق الحوية and Jabal al Qunnah.

Saudi Arabia: Highlights

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