Tabuk:
Tabuk is the capital city of the Tabuk province in north western Saudi Arabia. It has a population of 441,351 (2004 census).
Around Tabuk, the Battle of Tabouk took place in the time of Prophet Muhammad.
Around 500 BC, Tabuk town (then known as Taboo) was, together with Al Ola, the capital of the prosperous Al Ayaneyean.
Monuments include the historic mosque, the Tabuk fortress and a railway station dating back to the Ottoman empire. In the Tabuk region, a number of important archeological sites can be found, including Al Bidaa.
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