Qarn

Al-Qarn also known as Qarn Mikhled, (Arabic: قرن مخلد) is a village in the sub-governorate of Bariq in the province of Asir, Saudi Arabia.[1] It is located at an elevation of 370 metres (1,210 ft) and has a population of about 500 to 2,000.[2][3] It's best known for being the birthplace of Uwais al-Qarni.

Qarn Mikhled
قرن مخلد

al-Qarn
Country Saudi Arabia
ProvinceBareq, Asir
Government
  PrinceFaisal bin Khalid bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud
Elevation
370 m (1,210 ft)
Population
 (2010)
  Total2,000
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EAT)

See also

References

  1. al-Muʻjam al-jughrāfī lil-bilād al-ʻArabīyah al-Saʻūdīyah : minṭaqat ʻAsīr،
  2. Scoville, S. A. (1979). Gazetteer of Arabia : a geographical and tribal history of the Arabian Peninsula. Graz, Austria: Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt. OCLC 10452422.
  3. al-Bariqi, Mahmood Aal-Shobaily (2001). Al-Shariq: fi tarikh wa jughrāfīat bilād Bāriq. Maktabat al-Malik Fahd al-Wataniyah. p. 279. ISBN 9960-39969-9.

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