Al Dhahirah
Al Dhahirah is a neighborhood in Medina Region, Saudi Arabia. Al Dhahirah is situated nearby to the neighborhood Ad Duwaimah, as well as near Al Mughaisilah.Places of Interest
Highlights include Prophet’s Mosque and Maqbara Al Baqeea.
Prophet’s Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Bluemangoa2z, Public domain.
The Prophet's Mosque is the second mosque built by the Islamic prophet Muhammad in Medina, after the Quba Mosque, as well as the second largest mosque and holiest site in Islam, after the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, in the Saudi region of the Hejaz. Prophet’s Mosque is situated 2½ km northeast of Al Dhahirah.
Maqbara Al Baqeea
Cemetery
Jannat al-Baqī is the oldest and first Islamic cemetery of Medina located in the Hejazi region of present-day Saudi Arabia. It is also known as Baqi al-Gharqad. Maqbara Al Baqeea is situated 3 km northeast of Al Dhahirah.
Hejaz Railway Museum
Museum
Photo: Imam Khairul Annas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Hejaz Railway Museum in Medina is a railway museum that was opened in 2006. It is on the grounds of the restored historic Ottoman railway station at Medina, locally called استسيون "Istasyōn", including a stretch of the historic track and a train shed with originally four tracks.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Medina.
Medina
Photo: Medineli, Public domain.
Medina, officially known as Al-Madinah al-Munawwarah, is a city in the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia. Commonly referred to as the "cradle of Islamic culture and civilisation", it is Islam's second holiest city.
Al Dhahirah
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Medina Region, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
24.44637° or 24° 26′ 47″ northLongitude
39.59971° or 39° 35′ 59″ eastOpen location code
7GPXCHWX+GVOpenStreetMap ID
node 12830580775OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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In Other Languages
“Al Dhahirah” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “الظاهرة”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ad Duwaimah and Al Mughaisilah.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Masjid Walidah Abdul Rahman Ar Rubaiaan and Masjid Salim bin Murshid Rehaily.
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