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Makasir Destination Guide

Touring Makasir in Saudi Arabia

Makasir in the region of Makkah is located in Saudi Arabia - some 533 mi or ( 858 km ) South-West of Riyadh , the country's capital city .

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Time in Makasir is now 09:45 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Riyadh " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Sanaa, Muhashwila, Jeddah, Dar al Wadi, and Al Qunfudhah. Being here already, consider visiting Sanaa . Check out our recommendations for Makasir ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Al Qunfudhah

Al Qunfudhah is a coastal town in western Saudi Arabia. It is located at around {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:19|7|35|N|41|4|44|E| | |name= }}. In 1976, LDS researcher Lynn Hilton identified Al Qunfudhah as a possible location for the site of Nahom, as described in the Book of Mormon; however, this theory has since been abandoned.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 19.13 41.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Populated coastal places in Saudi Arabia, Populated places in Makkah Province

Battle of Kunfuda Bay

The Battle of Kunfuda Bay was the largest naval battle of the Italo-Turkish War. On January 7 of 1912, the Italian protected cruiser Piemonte and the destroyers Artigliere and Garibaldino discovered twelve Ottoman ships near the present day Kunfuda, Saudi Arabia in Kunfuda Bay. For over three hours the vessels engaged and in the end four Turkish gunboats were sunk and one yacht was captured along with four large dhows.

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Located at 19.14 41.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: 1912 in the Ottoman Empire, Conflicts in 1912, Maritime incidents in 1912, Naval battles and operations of the Italo-Turkish War, Red Sea