city of Taif

E783554
city

The city of Taif is a Saudi Arabian highland city known for its cool climate, rose cultivation, and historical significance as a summer resort.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Taif city 1
Taif city center 1
city of Taif canonical 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
administrativeDivisionOf Makkah Region NERFINISHED ⓘ
agriculturalProduct figs ⓘ
grapes ⓘ
honey ⓘ
pomegranates ⓘ
climate cooler than nearby lowland cities such as Mecca and Jeddah ⓘ
climateClassification semi-arid highland climate ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Saudi Arabia ⓘ
elevation approximately 1700 metres above sea level ⓘ
approximately 5600 feet above sea level ⓘ
governingBody Taif Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ
governingCountryCapital Riyadh NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAttraction Al Hada mountain area NERFINISHED ⓘ
Al Rudaf Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
Al Shafa highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ
Shubra Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasIndustry food processing ⓘ
perfume production ⓘ
hasRoadConnectionTo Mecca NERFINISHED ⓘ
Riyadh NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalEvent Siege of Taif (630 CE) NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalRole important city in pre-Islamic Arabia ⓘ
site of early Islamic military campaigns ⓘ
isSummerCapitalFor Saudi government (historically used as summer seat) NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor Taif roses NERFINISHED ⓘ
agriculture ⓘ
cool climate ⓘ
fruit farms ⓘ
historical significance in the Hejaz region ⓘ
rose cultivation ⓘ
rose water production ⓘ
summer resort ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
locatedIn Hejaz NERFINISHED ⓘ
Makkah Province NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn Sarawat Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ
nearbyCity Jeddah NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mecca NERFINISHED ⓘ
officialLanguage Arabic ⓘ
partOf Kingdom of Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionRole major tourist destination in western Saudi Arabia ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
roadType mountain roads with hairpin bends ⓘ
roseFestival annual Taif Rose Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ
timeZone Arabia Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ
transport Taif Regional Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ
utcOffset +3 ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sarawat Mountains → near → city of Taif ⓘ
Al Rudaf Park → near → city of Taif ⓘ
this entity surface form: Taif city center
Al Hada cable car → near → city of Taif ⓘ
this entity surface form: Taif city