Mount Uhud

Natural Site

Mountain in Saudi Arabia

Mount Uhud is a mountain north of Medina, in the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia. It is 1,077 m (3,533 ft) high and 7.5 km long. It was the site of the second battle between the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the polytheists of his tribe of Quraysh. The Battle of Uhud was fought on 19 March, 625 CE, between a force from the small Muslim community of Medina and a force from Mecca, in north-western Arabia.

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1
Prophet's MosqueLandmark · 6.1 km
2
The International Fair and Museum of the Prophet's Biography and Islamic CivilizationMuseum · 6.4 km
3
Al-Madinah MuseumMuseum · 7.1 km
4Al-Salam MuseumMuseum · 7.9 km

Mount Uhud

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