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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yathrib canonical | 29 |
Statements (29)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Pledges of Aqaba
subject surface form:
Medina