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Ghurabah Destination Guide
Discover Ghurabah in Saudi Arabia
Ghurabah in the region of Makkah is a town located in Saudi Arabia - some 460 mi or ( 741 km ) South-West of Riyadh , the country's capital .
Local time in Ghurabah is now 11:54 AM (Sunday) . 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: Nikhb, Jeddah, Dayf Allah Rashdan, Busal, and Ar Radi'i. When in this area, you might want to check out Nikhb . 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 Ghurabah ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Canon 7D test footage - TAIF City الطائف
بجودة أعلى HD تفضلوا هنا vimeo.com Canon 7D Lens 18-135mm .. Edited by iMove on iMAC Location: Saudi Arabia .. Taif ..
Rio desbordado en Ta'if.MOV
El sábado 14 de abril después de una ligera lluvia nos encontramos con que el río que parece estar siempre seco estaba desbordado y se había llevado un camino de terracería. Esto cerca de la ciudad de ..
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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 22 km away
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