Women Area
Women Area is a square in Medina Region, Saudi Arabia. Women Area is situated nearby to the library Women’s - Quran Service, as well as near Women’s Audio Library.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 190 metres southwest of Women Area.
Maqbara Al Baqeea
Cemetery
Al-Baqi Cemetery, also known as Jannat al-Baqi or Baqi al-Gharqad, is the first and oldest Islamic cemetery in Medina, located southeast of the Prophet's Mosque, in the Hejaz region of present-day Saudi Arabia. Maqbara Al Baqeea is situated 500 metres southeast of Women Area.
Green Dome
Building
Photo: Abdul Hafeez Bakhsh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Green Dome is a green-coloured dome built above the Sacred Prophetic Chamber enclosing the burial tombs of the Prophet Muhammad and the first two Rashidun caliphs, Abu Bakr and Umar. Green Dome is situated 270 metres southwest of Women Area.
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.
Women Area
- Type: Square
- Category: locality
- Location: Medina Region, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
24.46967° or 24° 28′ 11″ northLongitude
39.61271° or 39° 36′ 46″ eastOpen location code
7GPXFJ97+V3OpenStreetMap ID
way 624334158OpenStreetMap feature
place=square
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Women Area” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “منطقة النساء”
- German: “Frauenbereich”
- Spanish: “Área Mujer”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Women’s Audio Library and Women’s - Quran Service.
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