Shiʽb ʽAmir

Shiʽb ʽAmir is a village in Makkah Province, in western .
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: human settlement in Saudi Arabia
  • Also known as: “Ḩayy Shi‘b ‘Āmir wa Shi‘b ‘Alī”, “HayyShi`b`AmirwaShi`b`Ali”, “Sha‘b ‘Āmir”, “Shi‘b ‘Āmir”, “Shi‘b ‘Āmir wa Shi‘b ‘Alī”, and “Shi`b `amir”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kaaba and Library Makkah al-Mukaram.

Mosque
Photo: Aiman titi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , also spelled Kaʽba, Kaʽbah or Kabah, sometimes referred to as al-Kaʽba al-Musharrafa, is a stone building at the center of Islam's most important and holiest site, the in , Saudi Arabia.

Library
Photo: Richard Mortel, CC BY 2.0.
The Makkah Al Mukarramah Library is a library near the in , . Since it is believed to stand on the spot where the Islamic prophet Muhammad was born, it is also known as the Bayt al-Mawlid.

Memorial
The Maqām Ibrāhīm is a small square stone associated with Ibrahim, Ismail and their building of the in what is now the Great Mosque of Mecca in the region of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Haram and Mecca.

Neighborhood
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 and .

Photo: Al Jazeera English, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, officially known as Makkah al-Mukarramah, is a city in and the holiest city in Islam. is the birthplace of Prophet Muhammed, the founder of Islam, and Muslims believe the Qur'an was first revealed to Muhammad here.

Neighborhood
is a historic neighborhood of in Makkah Province, in western . Ajya is directly south of Al Haram District.

Shiʽb ʽAmir

Latitude
21.42773° or 21° 25′ 40″ north
Longitude
39.83134° or 39° 49′ 53″ east
Elevation
327 metres (1,073 feet)
Open location code
7GHXCRHJ+3G
Geo­Names ID
448534
Wiki­data ID
Q7495948
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Shiʽb ʽAmir” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “حي شعب عامر وشعب علي”
  • Arabic: “شعب عامر وشعب علي”
  • Arabic: “شعب عامر”
  • Dutch: “Shi`b `amir”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “شعب عامر”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Shi`b `amir”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Shiʽb ʽAmir”
  • Persian: “شعب عامر”
  • Urdu: “شعب عامر”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Sūq al Layl and Al Qararah.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sūq Najd at Tijārī and Aswāq aş Şīrfī lidh Dhahab.

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