City
Madinah
Saudi Arabia

What guided this image
- Landmarks
- Al-Masjid; Quba Mosque; Masjid; Mount Uhud; lush Hejazi oasis flora
- Viewpoint
- Favor the classic viewpoint looking across the landscape toward the signature landmarks of Madinah, showing regional foliage and foreground textures, the iconic architectural monuments in the middle-ground, and the distant horizon fading in the background.
- Palette
- Green should be the predominant color, especially in thick date palm groves enclosing the city, courtyard gardens, and desert oasis greenery.
Population1,300,000Wikidata: 1,180,770
Coordinates24.47°N, 39.61°E
Elevation608 m
Area589 km²
Time zoneAsia/RiyadhUTC+3
Solar noon12:22clock runs 0.4 h ahead of the sun
Through the Earth
Dig straight through the Earth from Madinah and you surface in open ocean, nearest to Rikitea, French Polynesia — 572 km from the exact antipodal point.
Nearest cities in the atlas
| Jeddah | SA | 334 km |
| Makkah | SA | 339 km |
| Riyadh | SA | 719 km |
| Amman | JO | 907 km |
| Jerusalem | IL | 919 km |
| East Jerusalem | PS | 919 km |
| Ramallah | PS | 932 km |
| Kuwait City | KW | 991 km |
Twinned cities
- Makkah SA
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This city sits on
- Saudi Arabiacountry
- 24Nparallel
- UTC+3offset