Hunayn, Saudi Arabia

For other uses, see Hunayn (disambiguation).

Hunayn (Arabic: حنين) is a location in the Hijaz, Saudi Arabia, close to the city of Ta’if. It is located between Mecca and Ta’if in the Sarawat Mountains.^[1]

Honain
Locality
Flag Coat of arms
Honain Location in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Coordinates: 21°26′N 40°21′E
Country	Saudi Arabia
Province	Makkah
Government
• Provincial Governor	Meshal bin Abdullah Al Saud
Elevation	1,879 m (6,165 ft)
Time zone	UTC+3 (Arabian Standard Time)

The location, on the Road from Meccah to Ta’if Road, is a wide arid valley surrounded by barren, rocky mountains.^[2] The Battle of Hunayn took place here.^[3][4]

See also

• Saudi Arabia portal

• Awtas
• Badr, Saudi Arabia
• Wadi Hunayn, Ash-Sham

References

1. T. Osborne, A Complete History of the Arabs: From the Birth of Mohammed to the Reduction of Baghdad (1761), p184.
2. Hunayn Valley, Saudi Arabia.
3. Quran 9:25–27
4. The battle of Hunayn, Battle at Hunain, Military History of Islam, in Khalid bin Al-Waleed.