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Discover Ash Sharif in Saudi Arabia
Ash Sharif in the region of Makkah is a town located in Saudi Arabia - some 469 mi or ( 754 km ) South-West of Riyadh , the country's capital .
Local time in Ash Sharif is now 01:14 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Riyadh " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Al Mashayikh, Jirubah, Jeddah, Medina, and Ad Dar al Bayda. When in this area, you might want to check out Al Mashayikh . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Ash Sharif ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Taif to Makkah
Zigzag road taif to makkah ..
Taif road trip
Took a road trip with a couple of friends to Taif, Saudi Arabia. Along the way there is an increase in elevation from about 3500 feet to 8200 feet above sea level. At the top of this ridge lives a lar ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Battle of Taif (1916)
The Battle of Taif was fought between Ottoman forces and Syed Hussien bin Ali Sharif of Mecca in 1916. Ottoman Army was in Taif, Syed's forces besieged the city and after many weeks siege and fiercest struggle Syed's forces were able to capture the Taif. After the fall of Mecca in July 1916 the fall of Taif was a major blow for Turks who were fighting in First World War against Britain. The British helped Syed Hussien's bin Ali's Forces by providing them with guns.
Located at 21.27 40.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
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