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North of the city
Mount Uhud
A dark basalt mass bounding the city to the north.
The mountain’s colour is the truest sample of Madinah stone: dark basalt against the pale stone of the buildings.
Late afternoon suits it, when shadows lengthen and the heat eases.
From here the city reads as one line between stone and palm.
- Best time
- Late afternoon
- Distance
- Not entered yet
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