Women Area

Women Area is a square in Medina Region, Saudi Arabia. Women Area is situated near the library Women’s - Quran Service, as well as near Women’s Audio Library.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: 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

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 4.0.

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 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
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Latitude

24.46967° or 24° 28′ 11″ north

Longitude

39.61271° or 39° 36′ 46″ east

Open location code

7GPXFJ97+V3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 624334158

OpenStreetMap 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: Women’s Audio Library and Women’s - Quran Service.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Minaret and Women’s - Distribution of Guidebooks.

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