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Al Hidn Destination Guide

Discover Al Hidn in Saudi Arabia

Al Hidn in the region of Saudi Arabia (general) is a town located in Saudi Arabia - some 522 mi or ( 839 km ) South-West of Riyadh , the country's capital .

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Local time in Al Hidn is now 10:44 PM (Thursday) . 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: Sanaa, Suq al Jum'ah, Rahman, Kurma, and Jeddah. When in this area, you might want to check out Sanaa . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Al Hidn ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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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.

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Located at 19.13 41.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 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 12 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