Thawr cave

Thawr cave is a cave in , . Thawr cave is situated nearby to the peak , as well as near the neighborhood .
  • Type: Cave
  • Description: cave in Mecca
  • Also known as: “Cave of Thawr” and “Cave of Thor”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Jabal Thawr and Abraj Kudai Hotel - In Construction.

Peak
Photo: Abdul Razzaq Phulpot…, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a mountain in , located in the lower part of to the south of the district of Misfalah. The height of the mountain is 750 m.

Abraj Kudai is a partially built hotel in , Saudi Arabia. Originally projected to open in 2017, construction was halted in 2015 due to financial difficulties. is situated 3½ km northwest of Thawr cave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ajyad and Mecca.

Neighborhood
is a historic neighborhood of in Makkah Province, in western . Ajya is directly south of Al Haram District. is situated 5 km northwest of Thawr cave.

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
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 . is situated 6 km northwest of Thawr cave.

Thawr cave

Latitude
21.37712° or 21° 22′ 38″ north
Longitude
39.84982° or 39° 50′ 59″ east
Open location code
7GHX9RGX+RW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4394613601
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
Wiki­data ID
Q6025084
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Thawr cave” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “غار ثور”
  • Central Kurdish: “ئەشکەوتی سەور”
  • German: “Höhle Thaur”
  • Kannada: “ಸೌರ್ ಗುಹೆ”
  • Kurdish: “Şikefta Sevrê”
  • Kurdish: “Şikefta Sewrê”
  • Turkish: “Sevr Mağarası”
  • Urdu: “غار ثور”
  • Western Panjabi: “غار ثور”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Masjid Noora Bint Abdullah al Askari and Masjid Al Bukhari.

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