Autas or Awtas (Arabic: أوطاس) is a location in Saudi Arabia where the Battle of Hunayn and the Battle of Autas took place.
Autas | |
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Locality | |
  Autas Location in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | |
| Coordinates: 21°26′N 40°21′E / 21.433°N 40.350°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) |
Awtas is located between Mecca and Taif at a distance of fourteen to fifteen Miles from Mecca. It is located in the Hunayn or Hunain Valley of the Sarawat Mountains.[1] [2] The location, on the Meccah to Taif Road, is a wide arid valley surrounded by barren rocky mountains.
References edit
- ^ T. Osborne, A Complete History of the Arabs: From the Birth of Mohammed to the Reduction of Baghdad (1761), p184.
- ^ Hunayn Valley, Saudi Arabia.
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