Medina

Medina, officially Al-Madinah al-Munawwarah and also commonly simplified as Madīnah or Madinah, is the capital of Medina Province in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia. It is one... Wikipedia

• Province:  Medina
• First settled:  9th century BCE
• Hijrah:  622 CE (1 AH)
• Saudi conquest of Hejaz:  5 December 1925
• Named for:  Muhammad
• Districts:  Urban, Al Haram, Quba'a, Uhud, Al 'Awali, Al 'Uqaiq, Al 'Uyoon, Al Baidaa', Suburban, Al 'Aqul, Al Mulayleeh, Al Mandasah, Abyar Al Mashi, Al Fareesh
• Type:  Municipality
• Body:  Madinah Regional Municipality
• Mayor:  Fahad Al-Belaihshi
• Provincial Governor:  Prince Salman bin Sultan Al Saud
• Population (2022 census):  1,411,599
• Rank:  4th
• Metro:  1,477,047 (Medina Governorate)
• Demonym(s):  Madani, مدني
• Time zone:  SAST (UTC+03:00)
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo