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Al Qunfudhah in the region of Saudi Arabia (general) is a town in Saudi Arabia - some 528 mi or ( 849 km ) South-West of Riyadh , the country's capital city .
Current time in Al Qunfudhah is now 04:58 PM (Tuesday) . 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: Sanaa, Suq Mashkal, Suq al Ahad, Rahman, and Makasir. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Sanaa . Where to go and what to see in Al Qunfudhah ? 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.
Located at 19.13 41.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
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.
Located at 19.14 41.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
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