Ghamrah, Saudi Arabia

Ghamrah
Village
Ghamrah

Location in Saudi Arabia

Coordinates: 16°59′42″N 42°47′59″E / 16.99500°N 42.79972°E / 16.99500; 42.79972Coordinates: 16°59′42″N 42°47′59″E / 16.99500°N 42.79972°E / 16.99500; 42.79972
Country  Saudi Arabia
Province Jizan Province
Time zone EAT (UTC+3)
  Summer (DST) EAT (UTC+3)

Ghamrah is a village in Jizan Province, in south-western Saudi Arabia.[1] During the Islamic Prophet Muhammad's era the Expedition of Ukasha bin Al-Mihsan took place here.[2]

See also

References

  1. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. GeoNames database entry. (search) Accessed 13 May 2011.
  2. Tabari, Al (25 Sep 1990), The last years of the Prophet (translated by Isma’il Qurban Husayn), State University of New York Press


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