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Al-Abwa
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Al-Abwā' () is a Hejazi village between Mecca and Medina belonging to the area of Rabigh, on the western coast of Saudi Arabia. The Islamic Prophet Muhammad entered it before the Battle of Badr, in 2 Safar A.H.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Al-Abwa is referenced by 21 other articles, and connects out to Arabic, UTC+03:00 and Mecca Province.

It is catalogued under the topic Populated places in Mecca Province.

Its subject is documented across 14 Wikipedia language editions.

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Place details

Locality
محافظة رابغ
Region
منطقة مكة المكرمة
Country
السعودية
Population
0

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Key facts

Settlement.name
Al-Abwa'
Settlement.native_name_lang
ar
Settlement.settlement_type
Village
Settlement.image_skyline
File:الضريح الأيمن لضريح السيدة آمنة عليها السلام.JPG
Settlement.image_caption
A grave to the right of that of Muhammad's mother Aminah
Settlement.pushpin_map
Saudi Arabia#Middle East#Asia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
left
Settlement.pushpin_relief
yes
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Al-Abwa' in Saudi Arabia
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Makkah
Settlement.leader_title
Mayor
Settlement.leader_title1
Provincial Governor
Settlement.leader_name1
Khalid bin Faisal Al Saud
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.population_total
7,000
Settlement.population_density_km2
auto

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human settlement
Located in
Mecca Province
Time zone
UTC+03:00
Image
الضريح الأيمن لضريح السيدة آمنة عليها السلام.JPG
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Al-Abwa', Makkah Region
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Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • Significance in Islamic history
  • Military campaigns of Muhammad
  • See also
  • References

Al-Abwā' () is a Hejazi village between Mecca and Medina belonging to the area of Rabigh, on the western coast of Saudi Arabia. The Islamic Prophet Muhammad entered it before the Battle of Badr, in 2 Safar A.H.

==Significance in Islamic history==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Al-Abwa” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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