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
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 2½ km south of Masjid Al Dira.
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 2½ km south of Masjid Al Dira.
Mosque Al-Qiblatayn - Mosque of the Two Qiblas
Mosque
Photo: Aiman titi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Masjid al-Qiblatayn, also spelt Masjid al-Qiblatain, is a historic mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia, located approximately 5 km north-west of the Prophet's Mosque. Mosque Al-Qiblatayn - Mosque of the Two Qiblas is situated 3 km west 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″ northLongitude
39.60884° or 39° 36′ 32″ eastOpen location code
7GPXFJQ5+QGOpenStreetMap ID
way 457230098OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
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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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