City Details: Madinah
A few alternate names for Madinah are: Al Madina, Al Madinah, Al Madinah al Munawwarah, Al Madīnah, Al Madīnah al Munawwarah, Al Medina, Al-Madinah al-Munawwarah, El Medina, Lathrippa, MED
Medina, officially al-Madinah al-Munawwarah, also known as Taybah and known in pre-Islamic times as Yathrib (يَثْرِب), is the capital and administrative center of Medina Province in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia. It is one of the oldest and most important places in Islamic history. The second holiest city in Islam, the population as of 2022 is 1,411,599, making it the fourth-most populous city in the country. Around 58.5% of the population are Saudi citizens and 41.5% are foreigners. Located at the core of the Medina Province in the western reaches of the country, the city is distributed over 589 km2 (227 sq mi), of which 293 km2 (113 sq mi) constitutes the city's urban area, while the rest is occupied by the Hejaz Mountains, empty valleys, agricultural spaces and older dormant volcanoes.
General Information
- Official Name: Saudi Arabia
- Common Name: Saudi Arabia
- Population: 1300000
- Timezone: Asia/Riyadh
- Coordinates: 24.46861, 39.61417
- Country Code: SAU
- Continent: Asia
Closest Airports to Madinah
- 1. Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport (MED), distance from city center: 13.17 km
- 2. Prince Abdulmohsin Bin Abdulaziz Airport (YNB), distance from city center: 161.24 km
- 3. Majeed Bin Abdulaziz Airport (ULH), distance from city center: 268.79 km
Location of Madinah
Country Details
- Country: Saudi Arabia
- Official Name: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Capital: Riyadh
- Region: Asia
- Subregion: Western Asia
- Population: 34,813,867
- Area: 2,149,690 km²
- Languages: Arabic
- Currency: Saudi riyal (ر.س)
- Timezones: UTC+03:00
- Flag:
Has borders with:
- Iraq
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Oman
- Qatar
- United Arab Emirates
- Yemen
Museums in Madinah, Saudi Arabia
Al Hijaz Railway Museum
طريق أمير المؤمنين عمر بن الخطاب رضي الله عنه, Medina 42315, Saudi Arabia
Coordinates: 24.4619° N, 39.6010° E
متحف السلام
Assalam Gate Street, Medina 42311, Saudi Arabia
Coordinates: 24.4679° N, 39.6075° E
معرض القرآن الكريم
Abdulaziz Bin Saleh Street, Medina 42311, Saudi Arabia
Coordinates: 24.4659° N, 39.6095° E
متحف وبستان الصافية
Mkhiriq Street, Medina 42311, Saudi Arabia
Coordinates: 24.4638° N, 39.6110° E
مكتب ابو عبدالله الجابري المدينة
Hassan Ibn Thabit Street, Medina 42317, Saudi Arabia
Coordinates: 24.4526° N, 39.6542° E
معرض عمارة المسجد النبوي
Abdulaziz Bin Saleh Street, Medina 42311, Saudi Arabia
Coordinates: 24.4659° N, 39.6087° E