Medina location:

Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah region is located in the west of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, forming one of the main regions in the west of the Kingdom. It is bordered to the north by the regions of Hail and Tabuk, to the south by Makkah Al-Mukarramah region, to the east by Al-Qassim region, and to the west by the regions of Tabuk and the Red Sea, between degrees of longitude 36° 39′ east, and latitudes 28°′ 24 N. The area of Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah region is about (149,207 km²), and the population of Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah region in 1438 AH was about 2.1 million people.

The administrative division of the Medina region:

Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah region includes nine (administrative units representing the governorates of the region) Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah and its centers: Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah Governorate, Yanbu Governorate, Al-Ula Governorate, Al-Mahd Governorate, Badr Governorate, Khyber Governorate, Al-Hanakiyah Governorate, Al-Ais Governorate, Wadi Al-Fara Governorate

Status and history:

Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah is named by Muslims "taiba altaieba", the first capital in the history of Islam, and the second holiest place for Muslims after Mecca. It is the capital of the Medina region. Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah was established about 1500 years before the Prophet’s migration, and was known before the advent of Islam as (Yathrib). It has retained its religious value because it is the holy spot to which Muslims travel to visit the mosque of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, where his honorable grave is with the graves of his two companions, Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq and Omar bin Al-Khattab.