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Medina is celebrated for containing the mosque of Muhammad, and so ranks as the second holiest city of Islam, after Mecca. It was also the place where Muhammad and his followers left after attacks against them in Mecca, now known as the Hijrah.

About Medina

Medina covers an area of 340.7 sq. miles (883 square Km) and is estimated to have a population of 1.3 million people being a city in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia. It is the second holiest city in Islam, and the burial place of Muhammad.

Quba Mosque

Posted in Museums by admin on May 12, 2008

The Quba Mosque in Medina stands on the site of the oldest mosque in the world, which was built by the Prophet Muhammad during the Hijra.

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