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Ain Hussain عين حسين | |
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  Ain Hussain عين حسين Location in Saudi Arabia | |
| Coordinates: 24°23′00″N 38°28′25″E / 24.38324°N 38.47365°E | |
| State |  Saudi Arabia |
| Subdivision | Yanbu |
| Region | Al Madinah Region |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 5,756 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
Ain Hussain (Arabic: عين حسين) is one of Yanbu Al-Nakhil (Arabic: ينبع النخل) villages, located in Yanbu, Al Madinah Region, Saudi Arabia.
The village is southwest of Medina, and north of Yanbu Al-Nakhil village.
Etymology
[edit]The word "Ain" (Arabic: عين) has different meanings in ِArabic.[1] It would refer to: eye, threading hole, essence, substance, spy, guard, lookout, watch(man), interest, usury, spring or water well and more.
Ain Hussain refers to a spring named after Husayn ibn Ali (His name also spelled as "Husain", "Hussain" or "Hussein"), the grandson of Islamic Nabi, Muhammad.
References
[edit]- ^ Team, Almaany. "ترجمة ومعنى كلمة "عين" في قاموس المعاني. قاموس عربي انجليزي مصطلحات صفحة 1". www.almaany.com. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
External links
[edit]- موقع إمارة المدينة المنورة Medina Homepage
- موقع أمانة المدينة المنورة - البلديات - بلديات المحافظات - ينبع Medina Municipality
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