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Medina
Medina, officially Al-Madinah al-Munawwarah and also commonly simplified as Madīnah or Madinah, is the capital of Medina Province in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia. It is one... Wikipedia
- Province: Medina
- First settled: 9th century BCE
- Hijrah: 622 CE (1 AH)
- Saudi conquest of Hejaz: 5 December 1925
- Named for: Muhammad
- Districts: Urban, Al Haram, Quba'a, Uhud, Al 'Awali, Al 'Uqaiq, Al 'Uyoon, Al Baidaa', Suburban, Al 'Aqul, Al Mulayleeh, Al Mandasah, Abyar Al Mashi, Al Fareesh
- Type: Municipality
- Body: Madinah Regional Municipality
- Mayor: Fahad Al-Belaihshi
- Provincial Governor: Prince Salman bin Sultan Al Saud
- Population (2022 census): 1,411,599
- Rank: 4th
- Metro: 1,477,047 (Medina Governorate)
- Demonym(s): Madani, مدني
- Time zone: SAST (UTC+03:00)
- Data Source: DuckDuckGo