Al Madinah is located in the eastern part of the Al Hijaz region in
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A fertile volcanic hill that is about 600 metres
above sea level. The Al Madinah was an area of green oasis before buildings
appeared.
Al Madinah lies to the north of Mecca. The Tomb of Mohammed is in the Mosque
at Medina, the second most holy Muslim city after Mecca. The Prophet's Mosque
dominates the Madinah skyline. The latest expansion of the Mosque was overseen
by King Fahd who wrote an inscription on the base of the last of the 23-ft brass
crescents topping the six new minarets. The Prophet Muhammad spent the last
years of his life in Madinah, he and many of his companions are buried here.