Jabal Thugbah

Jabal Thugbah is a peak in , and has an elevation of 801 metres. Jabal Thugbah is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near the suburb .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cave of Hira and Jabal al-Nour.

Cave
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Jabal al-Nour is a mountain near in the region of . The mountain houses the of Hira. It is here where the Islamic prophet Muhammad is said to have received his first revelation of the Quran from the angel Jibra'il, which consists of the first five ayat of Surah Al-Alaq.

Peak
Photo: Adiput, Public domain.
is a mountain near in the region of . The mountain houses the of Hira. It is here where the Islamic prophet Muhammad is said to have received his first revelation of the Quran from the angel Jibra'il, which consists of the first five ayat of Surah Al-Alaq.

Mosque
Photo: Imam Khairul Annas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Bay'ah Mosque, also known as the Mosque of 'Aqaba Hill and the Aqabah Mosque, is a Sunni Muslim , located outside in , below the Wadi .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mina and Ajyad.

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.
, nicknamed the "City of the Tents", is a valley located 8 kilometres southeast of the city of , in the district of Masha'er, in the region of .

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

Neighborhood
Photo: HolyArtThou, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 .

Jabal Thugbah

Latitude
21.43533° or 21° 26′ 7″ north
Longitude
39.87389° or 39° 52′ 26″ east
Elevation
801 metres (2,628 feet)
Open location code
7GHXCVPF+4H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11870275472
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
448588
Wiki­data ID
Q30340923
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Cebuano—“Jabal Thugbah” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جبل ثقبة”
  • Cebuano: “Jabal Thugbah”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Al Adel and Ash Shishah.

Notable Places Nearby

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