The City Of Medina

Madinah al-Munawarah or Madinah al-Rasul means the city of the Prophet,

The second most important religious city of the Muslims located in Saudi Arabia. Hijrah Prophet Muhammad Saw to this city, the beginning of the calendar of Muslims. The mosque, the tomb of the Prophet, the Baqi cemetery and the tomb of the four Shi'a Imams as well as many of the figures and magnates of Islam as well as other holy places are in this city. With the emigration of Prophet Saw to this city caused the change of name of this city which was named Yathrib changed into Medina and up to year 36 Hijri became the first capital of Islamic government. The battle of the Muslims with the Mushrikin, the Prophet's War with the Medina Jews, the rebellion against the third Caliph of the Muslims and until he was killed, the Harrah's events, the rise of Zakiyah's Lust and the rise of Shahid Fahk included from the important events in the city's history.

Traveling to Medina and visiting other historical places and establishing prayers at the Nabawi Mosque are inseparable from the journey of the Muslims who set out for Hajj and Umrah.

Ota Medina formerly benama Yathrib, including from the most important cities of Saudi Arabia and located at 450 km² northeast of Mecca in the Hijaz region.

The city is located northwest of the Arabian Peninsula on a smooth plain. The geographic longitude, along the 39 ° and 59 minutes east and the geographical latitude is 24 ° and 57 minutes north. [2] The city is located at an altitude of 597-639 meters above sea level.

The city of Medina lies between the two plains of Harrah-Harrah usually refers to the black rocks that coat the harsh surface topography of the hilly rather than the mountain-in which the East is called "Harrah wa Aqim" and the West is called Harrah wa Barrah Most towering in the city of Medina is Mount Uhud. Weather and Air

The temperature of the city of Medina is warm and temperate desert, but compared with the city of Mecca and its temperature is lower. The air temperature in this city when it comes to summer will rise above 45 degrees Celsius. Drinking water and agriculture in this city mostly depends on rainfall and well water. [Referrals needed]

In the past, the source of the springs in the city of Medina included shallow, so that by digging the wells of water easily obtained and water wells are used for drinking water and cultivating