Yathrib
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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They were invited to join another community of Arabs in a city called Yathrib, later known as Medina, “the city” or more specifically “the prophet’s city.”
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
Mecca is spelled “Makkah,” with Yathrib to its north.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
Eyewitnesses said the airbase near the town of Yathrib, 90km north of Baghdad, had been surrounded on three sides.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 25, 2014
The Hijrah to Yathrib marked a turning point for Muhammad.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2012
In the first centuries of this era, two great kingdoms, Yathrib and Chaibar, flourished there, and it is altogether probable that Jews were constantly emigrating thither.
From Jewish Literature and Other Essays by Gustav Karpeles
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