Aş Şafrā’
District of As Sifyānī
in Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia
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Taif Airport (45 mi) - King Abdulaziz International Airport (46 mi)
- Al Baha Airport (142 mi)
- Historic Jeddah, the Gate to Makkah (Unesco heritage, 42 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 21.476 and 39.842 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 21° 28' 32" and E 39° 50' 30"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Rial - SAR
- Spoken languages:
- Arabic
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 04:42 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Asia/Riyadh
- UTC/GMT offset: 3 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 4:32 am and 3:38 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -20.783 and -138.550 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Fakamaru - References
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Safety Score: 3,2 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Saudi Arabia.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Saudi Arabia. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Discover Aş Şafrā’
The district Aş Şafrā’ of As Sifyānī in Makkah Province is a district in Saudi Arabia about 491 mi south-west of Riyadh, the country's capital city.
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When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Mecca, Al Bahah, Medina, Port Sudan and Abha. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 31°C / 88 °F
| Morning Temperature | 25°C / 78 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 29°C / 84 °F |
| Night Temperature | 27°C / 81 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 43% |
| Air Pressure | 1011 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (8 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Saturday, 16th of November 2024
32°C (89 °F)
27°C (80 °F)
Sky is clear, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 17th of November 2024
32°C (89 °F)
27°C (81 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Monday, 18th of November 2024
32°C (89 °F)
27°C (80 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Elaf Kinda Hotel
Barakat Burhan Hotel
Elaf Bakkah Hotel
Retaj Al Rayyan Makkah Hotel
Makarem Al-Bait Hotel
Al Jaad Mahbas Hotel
Nawazi Watheer Hotel
Samah Al Aseel Hotel
Barakat Burhan Hotel
Qasr Ajyad AlSad 2 Hotel
Videos from this area
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Latinos de Umbra en Mecca 5
Estudiantes latinos de la Universidad Islamica de Medina haciendo Umbra en Mecca.
World's Biggest Clock اكبر ساعة في العالم - مكة
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Ibrahim al Khalili Road, Makkah 2010
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Muslim astronaut in space worship problem. / هراء أكثر من القرآن والإسلام
Muslim astronaut in space worship problem *** HOW do you pray facing Mecca five times a day when you are circling the Earth 16 times every 24 hours? This is one of the problems facing...
Historien om Kiswa
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Hira Nur Dağı : Kur'an ile buluşma. En güzel kim okuyor değil, en güzel kim yaşıyor : Adnan Şensoy
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ثلاوة الشيخ اليبي ابوحليقة
أجمل صوت فى ثلاوة القران فى ليبيا.
Tawaf Kaaba
Full tawaf of Kaaba (circumabulation of the kaaba) during my Umrah in Ramadan-2008.
حقائق مغيبة - (حديث الثقلين) عرض وثائقي
In interiorul Mekkai
Allah a ales Mekka drept asezare binecuvantata pentru Casa Sa. De asemenea, acesta este locul unde ultimul Profet si ghid pentru omenire, Muhammed (sas) s-a nascut si de unde a inceput sa...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Black Stone
The Black Stone is the eastern cornerstone of the Kaaba, the ancient stone building toward which Muslims pray, in the center of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is revered by Muslims as an Islamic relic which, according to Muslim tradition, dates back to the time of Adam and Eve. The stone was venerated at the Kaaba in pre-Islamic pagan times. It was set intact into the Kaaba's wall by the Islamic prophet Muhammad in the year 605 A.D. , five years before his first revelation.
Mount Arafat
Mount Arafat or Mount Arafah is a granite hill east of Mecca. It is also known as the Mount of Mercy (Jabal ar-Rahmah). The hill is the place where the Islamic prophet Muhammad stood and delivered the Farewell Sermon to the Muslims who had accompanied him for the Hajj towards the end of his life. It reaches about 70 m in height. According to Islamic tradition, it was on Mount Arafah that prophet Muhammad said his last speech.
Ajyad Fortress
The Ajyad Fortress was an Ottoman citadel which stood on a hill overlooking the Grand Mosque of Mecca, in what is now Saudi Arabia. Built in the late 18th century, it was destroyed by the Saudi government in 2002 for commercial development of the Mecca Royal Hotel Clock Tower, sparking global outcry.
Hira
Hira or the Cave of Hira (غار حراء Ġār Ḥirāʾ ) is a cave about 2 mi from Mecca, on the mountain named Jabal al-Nour in the Hejaz region of present day Saudi Arabia. The cave itself is about 12 ft in length and 5 ft 3 in in width. It is notable for being the location where Muslims believe Muhammad received his first revelations from God through the angel Jabril, also known as Gabriel to Christians.
Al-Safa and Al-Marwah
Al-Safa and Al-Marwah (Safa and Marwah) are two small mountains now located in the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia between which Muslims travel back and forth seven times during the ritual pilgrimages of Hajj and Umrah.
2006 Mecca hostel collapse
The 2006 Mecca hostel collapse occurred in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on 5 January 2006. A hostel housing Muslim pilgrims performing Hajj collapsed, killing 76 people and injuring 62.
Mina, Saudi Arabia
Mina (Also known as the Tent City) is a neighborhood of Mecca in Makkah Province, in western Saudi Arabia. It is situated 5 kilometers to the east of the Holy city of Mecca. It stands on the road from Mecca's city centre to the Hill of Arafat. It covers an area of approximately 20 km². Mina is best known for the role it plays during the annual Hajj pilgrimage. There are more than 100,000 air-conditioned tents which provide temporary accommodation to visiting pilgrims.
Jamaraat Bridge
The Jamaraat Bridge is a pedestrian bridge in Mina, Saudi Arabia near Mecca used by Muslims during the stoning of the devil ritual of the Hajj. The bridge was originally constructed in 1963, and has been expanded several times since then. The purpose of the bridge is to enable pilgrims to throw stones at the three jamrah pillars from either the ground level or from the bridge. The pillars extend up through three openings in the bridge. Until 2006 the bridge had a single tier (i.e.
Muzdalifah
Muzdalifah is an open, level area near Mecca in Saudi Arabia associated with the Hajj. It lies just southeast of Mina on the route between Mina and Arafat. Each year on the 9th day of the Islamic month of Dhu al-Hijjah, after an afternoon of prayer at Arafat, Muslim pilgrims visit Muzdalifah in the evening. Because of over-crowding, the pilgrims sometimes do not arrive there until late at night.
King Abdul Aziz Stadium
King Abdul Aziz Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 38,000 people, and is the home stadium of Al-Wahda FC.
PIA Flight 740
Pakistan International Airlines Flight PK740 was a Boeing 707-340C that crashed after takeoff from Jeddah International Airport on 26 November 1979. Flight PK740 departed Jeddah at 01:29 for a flight to Karachi after pilgrimage. The aircraft was climbing to FL370 (37,000 feet) when, at 01:47, a stewardess reported a fire near the aft cabin passenger door. The crew started a descent from FL300 and were cleared to descend to 4,000 feet.
Jabal Thawr
Jabal Thawr is the name of a mountain in Saudi Arabia, located in the lower part of Mecca to the south of the district of Misfalah.
2002 Mecca girls' school fire
On March 11, 2002, a fire at a girls' school in Mecca, Saudi Arabia killed fifteen people, all young girls. The event was especially notable due to complaints that Saudi Arabia's "religious police" stopped schoolgirls from leaving the burning building and hindered rescue workers because the girls were not wearing correct Islamic dress.
List of largest mosques
This is a list of mosques that accommodate at least 5000 worshipers. The default listing is alphabetical; to sort using different criteria, click on the desired column headers. Note that determining exactly what should be included when calculating area is a highly subjective assessment, and the figures given here adhere to no common standard.
Asir Mountains
The Asir mountains (asir, meaning "difficult") is a mountainous region in southwestern Saudi Arabia running parallel to the Red Sea. It comprises areas in Asir within Saudi Arabia, however it also generally includes areas near the Yemen border. Asir covers approximately 40,000 sq mi and consists of mountains, plains, and valleys of the Arabian highlands.
Climate of Mecca
Mecca features an arid climate. Mecca retains its warm temperature in winter, which can range from 18 °C at night to 30 °C in the day. Summer temperatures are considered very hot often being over 40 °C during the day dropping to 30 °C at night. Unlike other n cities, Mecca retains its warm temperature in winter, which can range from 17 °C at midnight to 25 °C in the afternoon. Summer temperatures are considered very hot and break the 40 °C mark in the afternoon dropping to 30 °C in the evening.
Al Ghassalah
Al Ghassalah is a neighborhood of Mecca in Makkah Province, in western Saudi Arabia.
Al Iskan
Al Iskan is a neighborhood of Mecca in Makkah Province, in western Saudi Arabia.
Jarwal (Mecca neighborhood)
Jarwal is a neighborhood of Mecca in Makkah Province, in western Saudi Arabia.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of As Sifyānī.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
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