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Tourist attractions in Saudi Arabia
(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-08-20 16:05
Medina is a city in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia, and serves as the capital of the Al Madinah Province. It is the second holiest city in Islam, and the burial place of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and it is historically significant for being his home after the Hijrah.
Mostly uninhabited, much of the nation's landmass consists of desert and semi-arid regions, with a dwindling traditional Bedouin population. Population centers are mainly located along the eastern and western coasts and densely populated interior oases such as Hofuf and Buraydah.
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