Qarn

Qarn Mikhled
قرن مخلد
al-Qarn
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Country Saudi Arabia
ProvinceBareq, Asir
Government
 • PrinceFaisal bin Khalid bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud
Elevation
370 m (1,210 ft)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
2,000
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EAT)

Al-Qarn also known as Qarn Mikhled, (Arabic: قرن مخلد) is a village in the sub-governorate of Bariq in the 'Asir Province, Saudi Arabia.[1] It is located at an elevation of 370 metres (1,210 ft) and has a population of about 500 to 2,000.[2][3] It is best known for being the birthplace of Uwais al-Qarni.

See also

References

  1. ^ al-Muʻjam al-jughrāfī lil-bilād al-ʻArabīyah al-Suʻūdīyah : minṭaqat ʻAsīr،
  2. ^ Scoville, S. A. (1979). Gazetteer of Arabia : a geographical and tribal history of the Arabian Peninsula. Graz, Austria: Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt. OCLC 10452422.
  3. ^ al-Bariqi, Mahmood Aal-Shobaily (2001). Al-Shariq: fi tarikh wa jughrāfīat bilād Bāriq. Maktabat al-Malik Fahd al-Wataniyah. p. 279. ISBN 9960-39969-9.

18°57′46″N 41°50′58″E / 18.962914°N 41.849327°E / 18.962914; 41.849327

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