Women Area
Women Area is a square in Medina Region, Saudi Arabia. Women Area is situated nearby to the city gate Bab Sultan Abdul Majid - 12, 13, 14 - Women Entrance, as well as near Women’s Library - Gate 16.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 220 metres southeast of Women Area.
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 780 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 tombs of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the first two Rashidun caliphs, Abu Bakr and Umar. The dome was built above Aisha's house where Muhammad is believed to have died and been buried. Green Dome is situated 320 metres southeast 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″ northLongitude
39.60931° or 39° 36′ 34″ eastOpen location code
7GPXFJ95+VPOpenStreetMap ID
way 624492352OpenStreetMap feature
place=square
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Highlights include Bab Sultan Abdul Majid - 12, 13, 14 - Women Entrance and Women’s Library - Gate 16.
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