Taif
[tah-if]
- a city in W Saudi Arabia.
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Contemporary Examples
Once they begin, they could snowball and reach the major cities of the Hejaz, including Jeddah, Mecca, Taif, and Medina.
Historical Examples
Arriving in the Hijaz, they added dates from Yasrib or Taif.
The Life of MohammadEtienne Dinet
It was the best way to curb the resistance of the inhabitants of Taif.
The Life of MohammadEtienne Dinet
The force at Taif were blockaded, and, on the 23rd September, this force also surrendered.
With the British Army in The Holy LandHenry Osmond Lock
Far to the left rose the blue peaks of Taif, and the mountain road, a white thread upon the nearer heights, was pointed out to me.
By 630 he had captured Mecca and through the great battle of Taif he made himself master of all Arabia.
The Rise of the Mediaeval ChurchAlexander Clarence Flick