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Ash Shafa Destination Guide

Explore Ash Shafa in Saudi Arabia

Ash Shafa in the region of Makkah is a town in Saudi Arabia - some 478 mi or ( 770 km ) South-West of Riyadh , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Ash Shafa

Current time in Ash Shafa is now 04:13 AM (Wednesday) . 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: Jeddah, Al Wuhayt, Medina, Abha, and Port Sudan. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Jeddah . 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 Ash Shafa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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UKAZ FAIR

3:52 min by Safeer Ali T.K.
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SOUK UKAZ IN TAIF - KSA ..

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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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 21.27 40.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Battles of World War I involving the Ottoman Empire, Battles of the Arab Revolt (World War I), History of Mecca, Ottoman Empire in World War I

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Ash Shafa