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[[File:پرونده:ینبع-عربستان-سعودی-نقشه.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|The geographical position of Yanbu']] | [[File:پرونده:ینبع-عربستان-سعودی-نقشه.jpg|thumbnail|right|200px|The geographical position of Yanbu']] | ||
Yanbu is located on the coast of the Red Sea in [[Hijaz]]. The city is part of Medina, at a distance of seven or nine stations. The distance between Yanbu and Medina is about 225 km. | Yanbu is located on the coast of the Red Sea<ref>Ziriklī, ''al-Aʿlām'', vol. 6, p. 283; Aḥmad, ''Ḥijāz dar ṣadr-i islām'', p. 97.</ref> in [[Hijaz]].<ref>Maqdisī, ''Aḥsan al-taqāsīm'', p. 29.</ref> The city is part of Medina,<ref>Samʿānī, ''al-Ansāb'', vol. 13, p. 528.</ref> at a distance of seven<ref>Sakhāwī, ''al-Baladāniyyāt'', p. 298; Ḥamawī, ''Muʿjam al-buldān'', vol. 5, p. 450.</ref> or nine stations.<ref>Masʿūdī, ''al-Tanbīh wa al-ishrāf'', p. 203.</ref> The distance between Yanbu and Medina is about 225 km.<ref>Ṣabrī Pāshā, ''Mawsūʿa mirʾāt al-ḥaramayn'', vol. 5, p. 146.</ref> | ||
In the past, the area had many palm groves, agricultural lands, and springs of water. It was called “Yanbu” because of the abundance of its springs of water.<ref>Yanbuʿ is derived from the root n-b-ʿ, which means springing</ref> | In the past, the area had many palm groves, agricultural lands,<ref>Ḥāfiẓ Abrū, ''Jughrāfīyā-yi Ḥāfiẓ Abrū'', vol. 1, p. 218.</ref> and springs of water.<ref>Ḥamawī, ''Muʿjam al-buldān'', vol. 5, p. 450; Samhudī, ''Wafāʾ al-wafā'', vol. 4, p. 166. </ref> It was called “Yanbu” because of the abundance of its springs of water.<ref>Ḥamawī, ''Muʿjam al-buldān'', vol. 5, p. 450; Samhudī, ''Wafāʾ al-wafā'', vol. 4, p. 166. </ref> <ref>Yanbuʿ is derived from the root n-b-ʿ, which means springing</ref> | ||
Yanbu was located on the paths of [[hajj]] caravans from [[Egypt]] and [[Levant]] to [[Medina]] and [[Mecca]]. It is one station away from [[Mount Radwa]]. During al-Mansur's reign, al-Nafs al-Zakiyya hid in Mount Radwa for a while. | Yanbu was located on the paths of [[hajj]] caravans from [[Egypt]] and [[Levant]] to [[Medina]] and [[Mecca]]. It is one station away from [[Mount Radwa]]. During al-Mansur's reign, al-Nafs al-Zakiyya hid in Mount Radwa for a while. | ||
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