Explore Medina
Quba Mosque: the first mosque in Islam
Three kilometres south of the Prophet’s Mosque stands the building the Prophet ﷺ founded before he entered Medina itself.
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The places on our routes, written up by the guide who takes you there.
Mount Uhud: reading a battle in the landscape
The hill that decided the Battle of Uhud is small enough to walk up in a few minutes — and standing on it explains more than any account of the day.
Qiblatain: the mosque where the direction of prayer changed
A congregation turned mid-prayer from Jerusalem towards Mecca, and the mosque has carried the name of both directions ever since.
The Hejaz Railway: the line that ended in Medina
For eight years a train ran from Damascus to Medina. The station it terminated at is still standing, and it is the least visited good thing in the city.