Madina

• Al Madinah (the shining city or the enlightened city) or Al Madinah, the City of the Prophet, is the second holiest site in Islam after Makkah. It is situated in the Hejaz region of Western Saudi Arabia, about 340km north of Makkah, and has a population of 1,512,724.
• Masjid-e- Nabawi: The first and foremost place in Medina that most people visit on their Medina trip has to be the Masjid-e-Nabawi. It is considered the second most sacred place for the Islamic people right after Masjid-ul-Haram. In fact, The Prophet is also buried at this spot beneath the green dome.
• Historically known as Yathrib, Madinah was established in the 6th century BC and is the first Islamic Capital and one of the most important places of the revelation of the Prophet (PBUH)