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![Hierarchy of Al-Madīnah (inhabited place)](/global/images/global_hierarchy.gif) |
Al-Madīnah (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 24 30 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 24.5000 decimal degrees |
Long: 039 35 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 39.5833 decimal degrees |
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Note: Second most important holy city of Islam, noted for tomb of Muhammed; was refuge for him after his flight from Mecca on September 20, 622 (which became 1st day of Muslim calendar); declined 8th cen.; later fell to Turks, Egyptians, Wahabis & Ibn-Saud. |
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Al-Madīnah (preferred,C,V)
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al-Madīnah (C,V)
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Al Madinah (C,V)
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Al-Madinah (C,V)
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Madinat Rasul Allah (C,V)
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Medinat an-Nabi (C,V)
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Medina (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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Yathrib (H,V)
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Hierarchical Position: |
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Asia (continent) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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originally founded by Jewish settlers over 2,000 years ago |
city (C) |
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provincial capital (C) |
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religious center (C) |
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capital (H) |
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of caliphate, 622-641 |
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