Arees water well
Arees water well is a historic site in Medina Region, Saudi Arabia. Arees water well is situated nearby to Aris Fountain, as well as near Al-Rihba Square.Places of Interest Nearby
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 3½ km north of Arees water well.
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 north of Arees water well.
Hejaz Railway Museum
Museum
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. Hejaz Railway Museum is situated 3 km northwest of Arees water well.
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.
Arees water well
- Type: Historic site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Medina Region, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude
24.43891° or 24° 26′ 20″ northLongitude
39.61653° or 39° 36′ 60″ eastOpen location code
7GPXCJQ8+HJOpenStreetMap ID
node 7012655085OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=water_wellWikidata ID
Q12195462
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Arees water well” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بئر أريس”
- Arabic: “بئر الخاتم”
- Indonesian: “Sumur Aris”
- Turkish: “Eris Kuyusu”
- Urdu: “بئر خاتم”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Aris Fountain and Al-Rihba Square.
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