Uhud Battle Site

Uhud Battle Site is a battlefield in Medina Region, Saudi Arabia. Uhud Battle Site is situated nearby to the cemetery graveyard of the martyr, as well as near the peak Jabal Al Romah.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Prophet’s Mosque and Mount Uhud.

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 4 km south of Uhud Battle Site.

Mount Uhud

Photo: Adiput, Public domain.

Mount Uhud is a mountain north of Medina, in the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia. It is 1,077 m high and 7.5 km long. It was the site of the second battle between the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the polytheists of his tribe of Quraysh. Mount Uhud is situated 2½ km northeast of Uhud Battle Site.

Masjid al-Qiblatayn

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. Masjid al-Qiblatayn is situated 4 km southwest of Uhud Battle Site.

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.

Uhud Battle Site

Type: Battlefield
Categories: tourism, historic site, and tourist attraction
Location: Medina Region, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Asia
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Latitude

24.50295° or 24° 30′ 11″ north

Longitude

39.61132° or 39° 36′ 41″ east

Open location code

7GPXGJ36+5G

OpenStreetMap ID

way 458125948

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=battlefield

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include graveyard of the martyr and Jabal Al Romah.

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