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Vinony's link graph records 350 inbound references to Badr, and connects out to holiest sites in Islam, Medina and Kaaba.
The entry is geolocated on the map in city.
It is catalogued under the topic Populated places in Medina Province, Saudi Arabia.
Vinony links it to 26 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Province
- Medina Province
- Type
- Municipality
- Body
- Badr Municipality
- Total
- 58,259
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00 ( SAST )
- Area code
- 014
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Has part
- Badr, Medina Province
- Official name
- محافظة بدر
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Located in
- Medina Province
- Capital
- Badr, Medina Province
- Population
- 56997
- Elevation
- 116
- Households
- 12434
- Significant event
- Battle of Badr
Show 3 more facts
- different from
- Badr, Medina Province
- native label
- بدر
- Commons category
- Badr Hunayn
Sources (3)
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Encyclopedic overview
Badr (Arabic: بدر حنين, romanized: Badr Hunayn) is a governorate in Medina Province, Hejaz, Saudi Arabia. It is located about 130 km (81 mi) from the Islamic holy city of Medina. It was the location of the Battle of Badr, between the Quraysh-led polytheists, and the Muslims under the leadership of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, in 624 CE.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Badr” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.