Al-ʽAwali

Worth seeing in and around Al-ʽAwali

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Prophet's Mosque

   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. The mosque is located at the heart of Medina, and is a major site of pilgrimage that falls under the purview of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques.

   2.1 km · mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Quba Mosque

   The Quba Mosque is a mosque located in Medina in the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia, first built in the lifetime of the Islamic prophet Muhammad in the 7th century. It is thought to be the first mosque in the world, established on the first day of Muhammad's emigration to Medina.

   1.2 km · Mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Al-Baqi'

   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. It contains the graves of numerous members of the Prophet Muhammad's family, his companions, and other prominent figures from early Islam.

   1.9 km · first Islamic cemetery of Medina, Saudi Arabia · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Al Jum'ah Mosque

   Al Jum'ah Mosque is a mosque in Medina, in the Hejazi region of Saudi Arabia. Also known as Masjid Banī Sālim, Masjid Al-Wādī, Masjid Al-Qubayb, and Masjid ʿĀtikah, it is said by the locals to be where the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his companions performed Salatul-Jumu'ah for the first time, during their hijrah from Mecca to Medina.

   500 m · mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Amberiye Mosque

   The Anbariya Mosque, also known as the Hamidiye Mosque, built in 1908 by the Ottoman Sultan Abdülhamid II, the Anbariya Mosque was a part of the Hejaz railway project next to al-Muazzim Railway Station, which houses the Hejaz Railway Museum. It is named after the Anbariya Gate, next to which the mosque was located.

   2 km · mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Al-Ijabah Mosque

   The Al-Ijabah Mosque, also known as Bani Muawiyah Mosque, or as Al-Mubahalah Mosque, is a mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia. The mosque was built during the time of the Islamic prophet Muhammad on a land owned by Muawiyah bin Malik bin 'Auf of the tribe of As-Sus.

   2.4 km · mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Mosque of Al-Saqiya

   The Mosque of Al Suqya is a Sunni Islam mosque located in Medina, Saudi Arabia inside the current Anbariya train station. The mosque was built on the dome of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad when he went out for the Battle of Badr, and this is considered to be the place where verse Quran 8:7 was descended.

   2.1 km · mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Sela

   Selaʾ is a mountain in Medina in modern Saudi Arabia.

   3.3 km · mountain in Medina, Saudi Arabia · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Hejaz Railway Museum

   The Hejaz Railway Museum is a railway museum in Medina, Saudi Arabia. It opened in 2006 and is located on the grounds of the restored Ottoman railway station in Medina.

   2.1 km · railway museum · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Mosque of Al-Ghamama

    Mosque of Al-Ghamamah is a mosque, located in Medina, Saudi Arabia. The mosque is located at 500 m west of As-Salam door of Al-Masjid an-Nabawi.

    2 km · Historic mosque in Medina, Saudi Arabia · Wikipedia

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Getting to Al-ʽAwali

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Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz (MED), 15 km · Prince Abdulmohsen Bin Abdulaziz (YNB), 161 km · Al-Ula (ULH), 272 km

• Yanbu → Al-ʽAwali

  1095 km · quickest by air, 11h 7m · SAR840–1,280
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• Al-Ula → Al-ʽAwali

  1339 km · quickest by air, 11h 54m · SAR970–1,470
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• Hanak → Al-ʽAwali

  2841 km · quickest by road, 48h 7m · ₺3,860–5,150
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