Al Haram Al Sharif

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 and .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Prophet’s Mosque and Maqbara Al Baqeea.

Mosque
Photo: Bluemangoa2z, Public domain.
The Prophet's Mosque is the second mosque built by the Islamic prophet Muhammad in , after the Quba Mosque, as well as the second largest mosque and holiest site in Islam, after the in , in the region of the .

Cemetery
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Al-Baqi Cemetery, also known as Jannat al-Baqi or Baqi al-Gharqad, is the first and oldest Islamic cemetery in , located southeast of the , in the region of present-day .

Building
Photo: Abdul Hafeez Bakhsh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a green-coloured dome built above the Sacred Prophetic Chamber enclosing the burial tombs of the Prophet Muhammad and the first two Rashidun caliphs, Abu Bakr and Umar.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Medina.

Photo: Medineli, Public domain.
, officially known as Al-Madinah al-Munawwarah, is a city in the region of . Commonly referred to as the "cradle of Islamic culture and civilisation", it is Islam's second holiest city.

Al Haram Al Sharif

Latitude
24.46857° or 24° 28′ 7″ north
Longitude
39.61042° or 39° 36′ 38″ east
Open location code
7GPXFJ96+C5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4570896389
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
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In Other Languages

“Al Haram Al Sharif” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “الحرم الشريف”

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