Az Zaymah | |
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Village | |
Az Zaymah Location in Saudi Arabia | |
Coordinates: 21°37′07″N 40°06′48″E / 21.61861°N 40.11333°E | |
Country | Saudi Arabia |
Province | Makkah Province |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Az Zaimah (Arabic: الزيمة) or Az Zaymah is a small village between Mecca and Taif in Saudi Arabia, about 20 km northwest of Taif. It is in Makkah Province, in western Saudi Arabia.[1]
Az Zaimah is inhabited predominantly by the Hothail tribe, and is on the northern pilgrimage road from the Persian Gulf to Mecca.
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References
- ↑ National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. GeoNames database entry. (search) Accessed 13 May 2011.
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