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 in the Area
Nearby places include Haram and Mecca.
Haram
Neighborhood
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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
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Mecca, officially known as Makkah al-Mukarramah, is a 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
21.45816° or 21° 27′ 29″ northLongitude
39.80608° or 39° 48′ 22″ eastElevation
373 metres (1,224 feet)Open location code
7GHXFR54+7COpenStreetMap ID
node 1236462329OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodGeoNames ID
448511
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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”
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