Hunayn, Saudi Arabia

Ḥunayn
حُنَيْن
وَادِي حُنَيْن
Nickname: 
Wādī Ḥunayn
Ḥunayn
Location in Saudi Arabia
Ḥunayn
Ḥunayn (Middle East)
Ḥunayn
Ḥunayn (West and Central Asia)
Coordinates: 21°26′N 40°21′E / 21.433°N 40.350°E / 21.433; 40.350
Country Saudi Arabia
ProvinceMakkah
EstablishedThe 6th century
Government
 • Provincial GovernorMeshal bin Abdullah Al Saud
Elevation
1,879 m (6,165 ft)
Time zoneUTC+3 (Arabian Standard Time)

The Valley of Hunain (Arabic: وَادِي حُنَيْن, romanizedWādī Ḥunayn) is a location in western Saudi Arabia, close to the city of Taif. It is located between Mecca and Taif in the Sarawat Mountains.[1]

Description

The location, on the road from Mecca to Taif, is a wide arid wadi (valley) surrounded by barren, rocky mountains. The Battle of Hunayn took place here.[1][2][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Osborne, T. (1761). A Complete History of the Arabs: From the Birth of Mohammed to the Reduction of Baghdad. p. 184.
  2. ^ Quran 9:25–27
  3. ^ "The battle of Hunayn". Islamic Occasions. 2003-12-29.