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Al Hawiyah Destination Guide
Explore Al Hawiyah in Saudi Arabia
Al Hawiyah in the region of Makkah is a town in Saudi Arabia - some 455 mi or ( 732 km ) South-West of Riyadh , the country's capital city .
Current time in Al Hawiyah is now 08:03 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Riyadh " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Sulaba, Jeddah, Al Qaym, Medina, and Al Khaydar. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Sulaba . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Al Hawiyah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Taif cable car rides
Taif Tour w/ the Angels of Guardians ..
Taif
on the way to national park in taif ..
rainy taif
Last Friday I was going to taif when we got hit by an awesome weather, I have spent my childhood in taif, I am seeing this kinda stuff after long time, really enjoyed it, btw don't ask me abt the musi ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Taif University
Taif University is located in Ta’if Saudi Arabia. It was established in 2004.
Located at 21.43 40.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
King Fahd Stadium, Taif
King Fahd Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Ta’if, Saudi Arabia. It hosted some of the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship and 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games matches. The capacity of the stadium is 17,000 spectators.
Located at 21.44 40.48 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Ta’if Regional Airport
Ta’if Regional Airport is an airport in Ta’if, Saudi Arabia. The airport is located 30 km, to the east, of Taif and 70 km from Mecca. The airport is considered important in Saudi aviation history as it witnessed the first landing of Ibn Saud, founder of the Kingdom, plane.
Located at 21.48 40.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Taif Air Base
Taif Air Base is a Royal Saudi Air Force base.
Located at 21.48 40.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
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 21 km away
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