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