Az Zaymah
Village
Az Zaymah is located in Saudi Arabia
Az Zaymah
Az Zaymah
Location in Saudi Arabia
Coordinates: 21°37′07″N 40°06′48″E / 21.61861°N 40.11333°E / 21.61861; 40.11333
Country Saudi Arabia
ProvinceMakkah Province
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EAT)

Az Zaimah (Arabic: الزيمة) or Az Zaymah is a small village between Mecca and Taif in Saudi Arabia, about 20 km northwest of Taif. It is in Makkah Province, in western Saudi Arabia.[1]

Az Zaimah is inhabited predominantly by the Hothail tribe, and is on the northern pilgrimage road from the Persian Gulf to Mecca.

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References

  1. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. GeoNames database entry. (search) Accessed 13 May 2011.
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