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Autas or Awtas (Arabic: أَوْطَاس, romanizedAwṭās) is a location in western Saudi Arabia where the battles of Hunan and Autas took place.[1]

Description

Awtas is located between Mecca and Taif at a distance of 14–15 miles (23–24 kilometres) from Mecca. It is located in the Hunain Valley of the Sarawat Mountains.[1][2][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Osborne, T. (1761). A Complete History of the Arabs: From the Birth of Mohammed to the Reduction of Baghdad. p. 184.
  2. ^ Quran 9:25–27
  3. ^ “The battle of Hunayn”. Islamic Occasions. 2003-12-29. Archived from the original on 2003-12-30.