mosque of the two qiblahs (mosque commemorating the change of the prayer direction from jerusalem to mecca
1medina — /meuh dee neuh/, n. the old Arab quarter of a North African city. [1905 10; < Ar madina city] * * * Arabic Al Madīnah ancient Yathrib. City (pop., 1992: 608,295), western Saudi Arabia, north of Mecca. It developed from an oasis settled by Jews с… …
2Medina — /meuh dee neuh/ for 1; /meuh duy neuh/ for 2, n. 1. a city in W Saudi Arabia, where Muhammad was first accepted as the supreme Prophet from Allah and where his tomb is located. 150,000. 2. a town in N Ohio. 15,268. * * * Arabic Al Madīnah ancient …
