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Duba, Saudi Arabia

Duba (Arabic: ضبا ) is a city on the northern Red Sea coast, of Saudi Arabia. It is in Tabuk Province. Local citizens describe it as The Pearl of the Red Sea Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Arabic redirects here. ... Location of the Red Sea The Red Sea is an inlet of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia. ... Tabuk (also spelled Tabouk) is a province of Saudi Arabia, located along the north-west coast of the country, facing Egypt across the Red Sea. ...

History

Duba is located on the Egyptian road of Hajj. Sheikh Abdulghani Al Nabulsi wrote about it in 1790 , in his way to Mecca for Hajj. but the first reference about Duba was written in 1203. but Salma and Kafafah were known before that date. Ptolemy the ancient Greek scientist , wrote about a Trade road from Kafafah to Lihyan (Todays Al-`Ula ). A supplicating pilgrim at Masjid Al Haram, the mosque which was built around the Kaaba (the cubical building at center). ... Year 1790 (MDCCXC) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... This article is about the city in Saudi Arabia. ... Events April 16 - Philip II of France enters Rouen, leading to the eventual unification of Normandy and France. ... This article is about the geographer, mathematician and astronomer Ptolemy. ... Lihyan (Arabic:لحيان ) is an ancient Arab kingdom, it was located northwestern Arabia, and it is known for its Old North Arabian inscriptions dating to ca. ... The Al-`Ula oasis (also Al Ola, Arabic ; Biblical Dedan), some 110 km southwest of Tayma (380 km north of Medina) in northwestern Arabia was located at the incense route. ...

Ottoman turks fortified the city during their reign , protecting the way from Egypt to Arabia. Motto دولت ابد مدت Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (The Eternal State) Anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Borders in 1683, see: list of territories Capital Söğüt (1299–1326) Bursa (1326–1365) Edirne (1365–1453) Constantinople (1453–1922) Government Monarchy Sultans  - 1281–1326 (first) Osman I  - 1918–22 (last) Mehmed VI Grand Viziers  - 1320... The Arabian Peninsula The Arabian Peninsula is a mainly desert peninsula in Southwest Asia at the junction of Africa and Asia and an important part of the greater Middle East. ...

The Saudi conquest of the city in 1933 , moved the city into the modern form . King Abdulaziz built his castle in the same year. Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... `Abd al-`Azīz as-Sa`ūd ( 1880 - November 9, 1953) (Arabic:عبدالعزيز آل سعود) was the first monarch of Saudi Arabia. ...

Geography

Duba is located on pointer (35:40 E) , (27:20 N) . North-East of Saudi Arabia on the coast of the Red Sea. Duba includes 3 valleys, Dahkan on north , Salma and Kafafah on sout rachel marie johnston was here. Location of the Red Sea The Red Sea is an inlet of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia. ...

Coordinates: 27°20′57.3″N, 35°41′46.2″E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...