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The Abbasid caliphs al-Mu'tadid (r. 892–902) and al-Muqtafi (r. 902–908) further ruined al-Mada'in by digging it up for building materials to construct the Taj Palace in Baghdad. [3] In August 942, a battle occurred at al-Mada'in between a combined Hamdanid - Turkish army and the Baridis , who both fought for the de facto rule over Iraq.
Al-Jouf Museum of Archaeology and Folklore; King Abdulaziz Historical Center; King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture known as Ithra; Al-Madina Museum; Mada'in Saleh; Masmak fort; Nasseef House; National Museum of Saudi Arabia; Royal Saudi Air Force Museum; Al-Salam Museum; Shadda Palace; Sharif Museum; Tabuk Castle; Tayybat Museum
Medina, [a] officially Al-Madinah al-Munawwarah (Arabic: المدينة المنورة, romanized: al-Madīnah al-Munawwarah, lit. 'The Luminous City', Hejazi Arabic pronunciation: [al.maˈdiːna al.mʊˈnawːara]) and also commonly simplified as Madīnah or Madinah (المدينة, al-Madina), is the capital of Medina Province (formerly known as Yathrib) in the Hejaz region of western Saudi ...
The 7th-century Jāmiʿ al-Kabīr (the Great Mosque) is one of the oldest mosques in the world. The Bāb al-Yaman [1] ("Gate of the Yemen") is an iconized entry point through the city walls and is more than 1,000 years old. A commercial area of the Old City is known as Al Madina where development is proceeding rapidly. In addition to three ...
The White Palace was located in the Madina al-Atiqa section on the eastern bank. The White Palace was the main residence of the Sasanian King of Kings in the capital of Ctesiphon (about 35 kilometres (22 mi) southeast of Baghdad), most likely founded by the second Sasanian monarch Shapur I (r. 240–270). [1]
Al-Madina Souq, as it is locally known, is an active trade centre for imported luxury goods, such as raw silk from Iran, spices and dyes from India, and coffee from Damascus. Souq al-Madina is also home to local products such as wool, agricultural products and soap. Most of the souqs date back to the 14th century and are named after various ...
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Madinat al-Zahra or Medina Azahara (Arabic: مدينة الزهراء, romanized: Madīnat az-Zahrā, lit. 'the radiant city' [1]) was a fortified palace-city on the western outskirts of Córdoba in present-day Spain.