Masjid Al Dira

Masjid Al Dira is a mosque in Medina Region, Saudi Arabia. Masjid Al Dira is situated nearby to the mosque Masjid Al Awaji, as well as near مسجد التعاون.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Prophet’s Mosque and Maqbara Al Baqeea.

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 2½ km south of Masjid Al Dira.

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 2½ km south of Masjid Al Dira.

Al-Rayah Mosque

Mosque

The Al-Rayah Mosque, or Dzubab Mosque, is a Sunni Islam mosque located in Medina, Saudi Arabia. The mosque is situated on top of Mount Dzubab, and this area is not far from Mount Sala' on the south, Al-'Uyun street on the left hand side, and Az-Zugaibi gas station between Al-'Uyun street and Sulthanah street on the behind. Al-Rayah Mosque is situated 1¼ km southwest of Masjid Al Dira.

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.

Masjid Al Dira

Type: Mosque
Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Medina Region, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

24.48942° or 24° 29′ 22″ north

Longitude

39.60884° or 39° 36′ 32″ east

Open location code

7GPXFJQ5+QG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 457230098

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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In Other Languages

“Masjid Al Dira” goes by many names.

Arabic: “مسجد الدرع”

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Highlights include Masjid Al Awaji and مسجد التعاون.

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