Ash Shuhada

Ash Shuhada is a neighborhood in Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia. Ash Shuhada is situated nearby to the neighborhood Al Utaybiyah, as well as near Az Zahir.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mecca Museum.

Mecca Museum

Museum

Al-Zaher Palace Museum in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, is a historical museum that exhibits the history of Makkah and various archaeological collections for different periods of Islamic history in the region.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Haram and Mecca.

Haram

Neighborhood

Photo: HolyArtThou, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Haram is one of several similar words originating from the triliteral Semitic root Ḥ-R-M. The word literally means "sanctuary", commonly used by Muslims to refer to Al-Masjid Al-Haram and Prophet Mohammad's Mosque. Haram is situated 4½ km southeast of Ash Shuhada.

Mecca

Photo: Al Jazeera English, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Mecca, officially known as Makkah al-Mukarramah, is a major city in Saudi Arabia and the holiest city in Islam. Mecca is the birthplace of Prophet Muhammed, the founder of Islam, and Muslims believe the Qur'an was first revealed to Muhammad here.

Ajyad

Neighborhood

Ajyad is a historic neighborhood of Mecca in Makkah Province, in western Saudi Arabia. Ajya is directly south of Al Haram District. Ajyad is situated 5 km southeast of Ash Shuhada.

Ash Shuhada

Type: Neighborhood
Also known as: “Ash Shuhada‘”, “Ash Shuhadā’”, “Ḩayy ash Shuhadā’”, and “HayyashShuhada‘”
Category: locality
Location: Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

21.45815° or 21° 27′ 29″ north

Longitude

39.80608° or 39° 48′ 22″ east

Elevation

373 metres (1,224 feet)

Open location code

7GHXFR54+7C

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1236462329

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

GeoNames ID

448511

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to German—“Ash Shuhada” goes by many names.

Arabic: “الشهداء”
Arabic: “حي الشهداء”
French: “Ash Shuhada”
German: “Ash Shuhada”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Al Utaybiyah and Az Zahir.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Masjid Abnaa Jabir and Masjid Srihab Al Lehyana.

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