Masjid Aylan

Places of Interest Nearby

Prophet’s Mosque

Mosque

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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 2 km north of Masjid Aylan.

Maqbara Al Baqeea

Cemetery

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Al-Baqi Cemetery, also known as Jannat al-Baqi or Baqi al-Gharqad, is the oldest and first Islamic cemetery, located southeast of the Prophet's Mosque in Medina in the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia. Maqbara Al Baqeea is situated 1½ km northeast of Masjid Aylan.

Hejaz Railway Museum

Museum

Photo: Imam Khairul Annas, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Hejaz Railway Museum is a railway museum in Medina, Saudi Arabia. It opened in 2006 and is located on the grounds of the restored Ottoman railway station in Medina. Hejaz Railway Museum is situated 1¼ km northwest of Masjid Aylan.

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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.

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