Also Known As:
Yathrib, al-Madinah, Madinat al-Nabi
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Definition:
The first capital of the religion of Islam, in Saudi Arabia at the original site of Yathrib, founded by the Islamic Prophet Muhammed in 622 AD (1 A.H.)
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• Islamic Civilization
• Mecca
Islamic Archaeology
Archaeological sites and studies of the ancient cultures of Islam.
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