Masjid Al-Awaji

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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 3½ km southwest of Masjid Al-Awaji.

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 3 km southwest of Masjid Al-Awaji.

Mount Uhud

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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 4 km north of Masjid Al-Awaji.

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Medina

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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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