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Event religious Middle East

Mosque of the Prophet

622 CE

Al-Masjid an-Nabawi in Medina — the second holiest site in Islam, built by Muhammad himself.

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Standing in 622 CE

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614 CE Dubrovnik 615 CE Mosque of the Companions 617 CE Tang Unification Wars 622 CE Al-Masjid an-Nabawi (Prophet's Mosque) 624 CE Battle of Badr 629 CE Byzantine–Arab Wars