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Encyclopedia > Tabuk

Tabuk (also spelled Tabouk) is the capital city of the Tabuk province in north western Saudi Arabia.


History

Around Tabuk, the Battle of Tabouk took place in the time of Mohammad.


Around 500 BCE, Tabuk town (then known as Taboo) was, together with Al Ola, the capital of the prosperous Al Ayaneyean.


Monuments include the historical mosque, the Tabuk fortress and a railway station dating back to the Ottoman empire. In the Tabuk region, a number of important archeological sites can be found, including Al Bidaa.


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Tabuk (211 words)
Tabuk is the capital of Tabuk Province with 650,000 inhabitants (2003 estimate).
Tabuk has a number of landmarks, of which the Ottoman fort, at the edge of the old town, dates back to the middle of the 17th century.
Around 0 CE: The area of Tabuk is mentioned as an important oasis, along the trade routes from the Nabatean kingdom of Petra.
Tabuk (211 words)
Tabuk is the capital of Tabuk Province with 650,000 inhabitants (2003 estimate).
Tabuk has good road connections with the urban centres to the east in the country, as well as with Amman in Jordan.
Tabuk has a number of landmarks, of which the Ottoman fort, at the edge of the old town, dates back to the middle of the 17th century.
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