Mount Thawr

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Mount Thawr is a mountain near Mecca in Saudi Arabia, revered in Islamic tradition as the site of the cave where the Prophet Muhammad and Abu Bakr took refuge during the Hijrah.

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Mount Thawr canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic holy site ⓘ
mountain ⓘ
arabicName جبل ثور ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Hijrah ⓘ
associatedWithPerson Abu Bakr ⓘ
linked to: Abu Bakr al-Siddiq

Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
linked to: Muhammad
country Saudi Arabia ⓘ
culturalSignificance symbol of trust in divine protection in Islamic tradition ⓘ
distanceFrom approximately 4–5 km south of Masjid al-Haram ⓘ
approximately 4–5 km south of the Kaaba ⓘ
elevation approximately 2,460 feet ⓘ
approximately 750 meters ⓘ
hasCave Cave of Thawr ⓘ
hasFeature overlooking Mecca ⓘ
steep rocky paths ⓘ
hasViewOf Mecca cityscape ⓘ
historicalRole place of concealment from Quraysh pursuers ⓘ
locatedIn Mecca ⓘ
locatedInProvince Makkah Province ⓘ
locatedInRange Sarawat Mountains ⓘ
locatedInRegion Hejaz ⓘ
locatedNear Mecca ⓘ
nearbyCity Mecca ⓘ
pilgrimagePractice visited by some pilgrims during Hajj and Umrah ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
significanceInIslam site of refuge during the Hijrah ⓘ
timeOfRefuge beginning of the Hijrah to Medina ⓘ
typeOfSite historical religious site ⓘ
visitedFor historical interest ⓘ
religious reflection ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cave of Thawr → locatedOn → Mount Thawr ⓘ
Cave of Thawr → namedAfter → Mount Thawr ⓘ