Jabal Thawr
| Jabal Thawr | |
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 Jabal Thawr near Mecca | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 750 m (2,460 ft) |
| Coordinates | 21°22′39″N 39°51′03″E / 21.37750°N 39.85083°E |
| Naming | |
| Native name | جَبَل ثَوْر (Arabic) |
| Geography | |
  Jabal Thawr Location of Jabal Thawr in Saudi Arabia  Jabal Thawr Jabal Thawr (Middle East)  Jabal Thawr Jabal Thawr (Asia) | |
| Location | The Hejaz, Saudi Arabia |
| Parent range | Hijaz Mountains |
Jabal Thawr (Arabic: جَبَل ثَوْر) is a mountain in Saudi Arabia, located in the lower part of Mecca to the south of the district of Misfalah.[1] The height of the mountain is 750 m (2,460 ft).[citation needed]
Cave
[edit]The mountain is notable for housing a cave known as Ghār Thawr (Arabic: غَار ثَوْر), in which the Islamic prophet Muhammad took refuge from the Quraysh, during the migration to Medina. For most Muslims, the cave is of religious significance, and is thus visited by many pilgrims and tourists. Mount Thawr is located 5 miles (8.0 kilometres) away from Mecca. In Sunni Islam, it is believed that Muhammad stayed here as a refugee with his companion Abu Bakr.
References
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Note: Mountains are sorted in alphabetical order, unless where it concerns ranges. The highest confirmed mountains in each country are indicated with 'HP', and those with the highest peak are indicated with 'HP', bearing in mind that in the UAE, the highest mountain and the mountain with the highest peak are different. Outcrops are indicated with 'OC', and outliers with 'OL', and anticlines with 'AC'. Volcanoes are indicated with 'V', volcanic craters with 'VC', lava fields with 'LF', and volcanic fields with 'VF'.
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