Yathrib

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Yathrib is the historical name of the city now known as Medina, a major Islamic holy city in present-day Saudi Arabia.

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Yathrib canonical 29

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former name of Medina
historical city name
alsoKnownAs Medina
surface form: Yathrib (pre-Islamic name of Medina)
associatedWithEvent Hijrah of Prophet Muhammad
surface form: Hijra of Prophet Muhammad
became Medina
climate arid
country Saudi Arabia
dateOfNameChange 7th century CE
etymologyStatus name largely replaced by Medina in Islamic usage
hasCapitalStatusAsMedina capital of Al Madinah Region
hasRole major Islamic holy city (as Medina)
historicalFunction oasis settlement
trading center in pre-Islamic Arabia
historicalPeriod early Islamic era
pre-Islamic Arabia
inhabitedBy Arab tribes
Jewish tribes (pre-Islamic period)
language Arabic
locatedIn Hejaz
locatedOn Arabian Peninsula
mentionedIn Quran
early Islamic historical sources
modernName Medina
near oases around Medina
partOf historical region of Hijaz
preIslamicNameOf Medina
region Western Saudi Arabia
religionSignificance Islam
religiousRankAsMedina second holiest city in Islam

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Medina wasCalled Yathrib
Abd al-Muttalib placeOfBirth Yathrib
Pre-Islamic Arabia hasCenter Yathrib
pledges of Aqaba appliesToJurisdiction Yathrib
subject surface form: Pledges of Aqaba
Ansar city Yathrib
Mecca and Medina formerName Yathrib
subject surface form: Medina
Banu Nadir locatedIn Yathrib
Death of Muhammad hasPlace Yathrib
Banu Aws locatedIn Yathrib
Aws locatedIn Yathrib
Khazraj region Yathrib
Khazraj settledIn Yathrib
Salma bint Amr residence Yathrib
Salma bint Amr birthPlace Yathrib
Salma bint Amr deathPlace Yathrib
Amr ibn al-Jamuh residence Yathrib
Huyayy ibn Akhtab residence Yathrib
Banu Qurayzah locatedIn Yathrib