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Several travelers visited the city, most famously Abulfeda: "Al-Qatif: a town next to Al-Ahsa, of a beautiful nature, whose people are well-groomed, and it is on the Arab side of the Persian Sea coast," [6] as well as Ibn Battuta: "Then we traveled to the city of Al-Qatif, its name is derived from fruit picking, which is an oasis of water and a ...
Qatif Castle derives its name from its central geographical location within the city of Qatif. Historically, it was the principal city of the region. The castle has been referred to by various names throughout its history, including Al-Qatif, Al-Qalaa, Al-Farda, Al-Mahfouz, and Madenet Al-Qatef Al Mohasana.
Since Al-Hasa and Qatif were conquered and annexed into the Emirate of Riyadh in 1913 by Ibn Saud, Shiites in the region had experienced state of oppression.Unlike most of Saudi Arabia, Qatif has a Shiite majority, and the region is also being of key importance to the Saudi government due to its closeness to the bulk of Saudi oil reserves as well as the main Saudi refinery and export terminal ...
The 1979 Qatif Uprising, also known as the Muharram Intifada was a period of unprecedented civil unrest that occurred in Qatif and Al-Hasa, Saudi Arabia, in late November 1979. The unrest resulted in 20–24 people killed in what was described as a sectarian outburst of violence between the Shi'a minority and Sunni majority in Saudi Arabia and ...
The 2017–2020 Qatif unrest was a phase of conflict in the Qatif region of Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia, between Saudi security forces and the local Shia community, [6] that arose sporadically starting in 1979, [7] including a series of protests and repression during the 2011–12 Saudi Arabian protests.
Abu Loza's Bath is situated amidst farms and orchards in Seyhat al-Bahari, west of the village of Al-Khabaka, near the palm groves and agricultural lands of the town of Al-Qadih. It is located along the main road leading to Al-Awamiyah and Safwa, on the outskirts of the former metropolis of Qatif, northwest of the city [6]
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The Qatif and Dammam mosque bombings occurred on 22 and 29 May 2015. On Friday May 22, a suicide bomber attacked the Shia "Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib Mosque" situated in Qudeih village of Qatif city in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the blast, which killed at least 21 people. The incident was the second ...