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Medina
Medina , or ; also transliterated as Madinah, or madinat al-nabi "the city of the prophet") is a city in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia, and serves as the capital of the Al Madinah Province. It is the second holiest city in Islam, and the burial place of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad, and...

in Saudi Arabia is the 2nd holiest city in Islam.

Medina or Madinah may also refer to:

Place names

  • Medina quarter
    Medina quarter
    A medina quarter is a distinct city section found in many North African cities. The medina is typically walled, contains many narrow and maze-like streets...

    , the old Arab or non-European quarter of a North African town


Australia
  • Medina, Western Australia
    Medina, Western Australia
    Medina is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the Town of Kwinana.Medina was the first of the Kwinana suburbs to be named after ships. The Medina arrived at the Swan River Colony in July 1830 with 51 passengers on board...

    , a suburb of Perth


Brazil
  • Medina, Minas Gerais
    Medina, Minas Gerais
    Medina is a municipality in the northeast of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. Its population in 2007 was 20,667 inhabitants in a total area of 1,440 km²....

    , a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais


Colombia
  • Medina, Cundinamarca
    Medina, Cundinamarca
    Medina is a municipality and town of Colombia in the department of Cundinamarca.-External links: Medina, historic and geographically, has more in common with the Llanos of Colombia than with the Andean department of Cundinamarca, of which it is an appendage. Cattle and tropical crops like corn,...

    , a municipality in the Cundinamarca Department


Dominican Republic
  • Medina, Dominican Republic, a municipal district in San Cristóbal (province)
    San Cristóbal (province)
    San Cristóbal is a province in the southern Dominican Republic, west of the capital Santo Domingo. It was originally named Trujillo after its founder, dictator Rafael Leónidas Trujillo, taking its present name after his assassination in 1961. It included what is now Monte Plata Province until 1992...



Ghana
  • Madina, Ghana
    Madina, Ghana
    Madina is a town in southeastern Ghana near the capital Accra. Elevation 75m. It is next to the University of Ghana and houses the Institute of Local Government. Traditionally it is under the La Stool. The land on which the town is situated belongs to the La People. According to Legend, Hausas...

    , a large town in the Ga East District
    Ga East District
    The Ga East District is a district of Ghana in the Greater Accra Region. It is one of the 28 newly created districts and is located to the northwest of the region. It is bordered on the north by the Akuapim South District in the Eastern Region of Ghana. It is bordered on its other three sides by...

     of the Greater Accra Region


Hungary
  • Medina, Hungary
    Medina, Hungary
    Medina is a village in Tolna County, Hungary.- External links :*...

    , a village in Tolna County


Israel
  • Medīnat Yisrā'el, the official name of the state of Israel in Hebrew


Mali
  • Siege of Medina Fort
    Siege of Medina Fort
    The Siege of the Fort du Médine took place in 1857 at Médine near Kayes modern-day Mali, when the Toucouleur forces of al-Hājj Umar Taal unsuccessfully besieged French colonial troops under General Louis Faidherbe, governor of Senegal.-Origin:...

    , an 1857 battle in present-day Mali, where Umar Tall's war against Khasso and France began in 1857


Malta
  • Mdina
    Mdina
    Mdina, Città Vecchia, or Città Notabile, is the old capital of Malta. Mdina is a medieval walled town situated on a hill in the centre of the island. Punic remains uncovered beyond the city’s walls suggest the importance of the general region to Malta’s Phoenician settlers. Mdina is commonly...

    , a city in Malta


Pakistan
  • Madina Colony (New Karachi Town)
    Madina Colony (New Karachi Town)
    Madina Colony is one of the neighbourhoods of New Karachi Town in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.There are several ethnic groups in Madina Colony including Muhajirs, Punjabis, Sindhis, Kashmiris, Seraikis, Pakhtuns, Balochis, Memons, Bohras, Ismailis, etc. Over 99% of the population is Muslim...

    , Union Council (U.C. # 7) of New Karachi Town, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
  • Madina Colony (Orangi Town), Union Council (U.C. # 5) of Orangi Town, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
  • Madina Town
    Madina Town
    Madina Town is a residential neighbourhood in Faisalabad, Pakistan. It is located near Susan Road and is considered one of the posh parts of the city. It became a municipal administration area in 2005....

    , in Punjab province


The Philippines
  • Medina, Misamis Oriental
    Medina, Misamis Oriental
    Medina is a 4th class municipality in the province of Misamis Oriental, Philippines. According to the 2007 census, it has a population of 28, 484 people in 4,945 households.-Barangays:Medina is politically subdivided into 20 barangays, namely:* Bangbang...



Senegal
  • Medina, Dakar
    Médina, Dakar
    Médina is a commune d'arrondissement of the city of Dakar, Senegal, part of the Dakar-Plateau arrondissement, located in the southern part of Dakar....



Spain
  • Medina Azahara
    Medina Azahara
    Medina Azahara is the ruins of a vast, fortified Arab Muslim medieval palace-city built by Abd-ar-Rahman III al-Nasir, Ummayad Caliph of Córdoba, and located on the western outskirts of Córdoba, Spain. It was an Arab Muslim medieval town and the de-facto capital of al-Andalus, or Muslim Spain, as...

    , a ruined palace near Córdoba
  • Medinaceli
    Medinaceli
    Medinaceli is a municipality and town in the province of Soria . Its name derives from the Arabic toponym madīnat sālim . The town is named after one Salim bin Waral, head of a Masmuda Berber family which settled there in the 8th century....

    , a town in Soria
  • Medina del Campo
    Medina del Campo
    Medina del Campo is a town located in the middle of the Spanish Meseta Central, in the province of Valladolid, Castile-Leon autonomous region, 45 km from Valladolid. It is the capital of a farming area, far away from the great economic centres.-History:...

    , a town in Valladolid province
  • Medina de Pomar
    Medina de Pomar
    Medina de Pomar is a municipality located in the province of Burgos, Castile and León, Spain. It is situated 77 km from Bilbao, and 88 km from Burgos, the capital of the province, 8 kilometres from Villarcayo and about 20 km from Espinosa de los Monteros, which are the most important towns in the...

    , a town in Burgos
  • Medina de Rioseco
    Medina de Rioseco
    Medina de Rioseco is a municipality located in the province of Valladolid, Castile and León, Spain. According to the 2004 census , the municipality has a population of 5,037 inhabitants. During the Peninsular War, it was here that the Battle of Medina del Rioseco took place on July 14,...

    , a town in Valladolid province
  • Medina-Sidonia
    Medina-Sidonia
    Medina-Sidonia is a city and municipality in the province of Cádiz in the autonomous community of Andalusia, southern Spain. It is considered by some to be the oldest city in Europe, used as a military defense location due to its elevated location. Locals are known as Asidonenses...

    , a town in Cádiz province


United Kingdom
  • Medina, Isle of Wight
    Medina, Isle of Wight
    Medina was a non-metropolitan district with the status of a borough on the Isle of Wight in England from 1974 to 1995.The district was formed by the Local Government Act 1972, and was a merger of the municipal boroughs of Newport and Ryde along with the urban district of Cowes...

    , United Kingdom, a former borough
  • River Medina
    River Medina
    The River Medina is the main river of the Isle of Wight, rising at St Catherine's Down in the south of the Island and through the capital Newport, towards the Solent at Cowes. The river is a navigable tidal estuary from Newport northwards where it takes the form of a ria . The Medina is 17km long...

    , a river on the Isle of Wight, United Kingdom


United States
  • Medinah, Illinois
    Medinah, Illinois
    Medinah is an unincorporated community in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Illinois and is a suburb of Chicago. Medinah, largely located in DuPage County, is situated between the villages of Roselle, Itasca, Bloomingdale, and Addison...

  • Medina, Minnesota
    Medina, Minnesota
    Medina is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 4,892 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water...

  • Medina, New York
    Medina, New York
    Medina is a village in the towns of Shelby and Ridgeway in Orleans County, New York, United States. The population was 6,415 at the 2000 census, making it the second most populous municipality in the county after Albion, the county seat. The village was named by its surveyor...

  • Medina, North Dakota
    Medina, North Dakota
    As of the census of 2000, there were 335 people, 165 households, and 99 families residing in the city. The population density was 331.3 people per square mile . There were 209 housing units at an average density of 206.7 per square mile . The racial makeup of the city was 99.40% White, and 0.60%...

  • Medina, Ohio
    Medina, Ohio
    In the city the population was spread out with 29.9% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 33.8% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 92.1 males...

  • Medina, Tennessee
    Medina, Tennessee
    Medina is a city in Gibson County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 3,479 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Medina is located at ....

  • Medina, Texas
    Medina, Texas
    Medina is a census-designated place in Bandera County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,960 at the 2000 census. It is part of the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area...

  • Medina, Washington
    Medina, Washington
    Medina is a city located in the Eastside, a region of King County, Washington, United States. Surrounded on the north, west, and south by Lake Washington, opposite Seattle, Medina is bordered by Clyde Hill and Hunts Point, as well as the satellite city of Bellevue. The city's population was 2,969...

  • Medina, Wisconsin
    Medina, Wisconsin
    Medina is a town in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,235 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Deansville is located in the town.-Geography:...

    , a town
  • Medina, Outagamie County, Wisconsin
    Medina, Outagamie County, Wisconsin
    Medina is a small unincorporated community located entirely within the town of Dale in southwest Outagamie County, Wisconsin, United States. Medina is classified as a Class U6 Community by the USGS, being a populated place located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of any incorporated...

    , an unincorporated community
  • Medina Junction, Wisconsin
    Medina Junction, Wisconsin
    Medina Junction is an unincorporated community located in the town of Clayton, Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States....

    , an unincorporated community
  • Medina River
    Medina River
    The Medina River is located in south central Texas, USA, in the Medina Valley. Named after Pedro Medina, a Spanish engineer, by Alonso de León, Spanish governor of Coahuila, New Spain in 1689. It was also known as the Rio Mariano, Rio San Jose, or Rio de Bagres...

    , in Texas


People

  • Dukes of Medina Sidonia
    Dukes of Medina Sidonia
    The dukes of Medina Sidonia are grandees of Spain, holding the oldest dukedom extant in the kingdom, first awarded by King John II of Castile in 1455...

    , a Spanish noble family
  • Earl of Medina, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
  • Anabel Medina Garrigues
    Anabel Medina Garrigues
    Ana Isabel Medina Garrigues , better known as Anabel Medina, is a Spanish female tennis player. She reached a career high WTA Tour ranking of No. 16 on 4 May 2009, and has won 11 singles titles and 14 doubles titles, including the 2008 French Open and 2009 French Open with Virginia Ruano Pascual...

    , Spanish tennis player
  • Ann Medina
    Ann Medina
    Ann Medina is a Canadian television journalist and documentary producer.- Biography :Born and raised in New York City, Medina studied at Wellesley College, Harvard, the University of Edinburgh and the University of Chicago...

    , award-winning journalist
  • Avihu Medina
    Avihu Medina
    Avihu Medina is an Israeli composer, arranger, songwriter, and singer of Mediterranean Israeli music.-Biography:Medina is the third son of Aaron and Leah Medina. His mother's family immigrated in 1906 and she was born in Jerusalem, and his father immigrated to Israel from Yemen in 1939 when it was...

     (born 1948), Israeli singer-songwriter
  • Bartolomé de Medina
    Bartolomé de Medina
    Bartolomé de Medina, Spanish theologian and mining specialist, was born in Medina de Rioseco, Spain in 1527. A member of the Dominican Order and a student of Francisco de Vitoria, he was professor of theology at the University of Salamanca and a member of the School of Salamanca...

    , Spanish Catholic theologian (died 1581)
  • Debra Medina
    Debra Medina
    Debra Medina was a candidate for the Republican nomination in the 2010 Texas gubernatorial election. She participated in the January 14 televised debate with incumbent Governor Rick Perry and challenger U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison...

    , 2010 Texas gubernatorial candidate
  • Ernest Medina
    Ernest Medina
    Ernest Lou Medina is a former captain of infantry in the United States Army. He served during the Vietnam War and was acquitted in a court-martial of war crimes charges in 1971...

    , US Army captain who was the commanding officer of the unit responsible for the My Lai Massacre
    • The Medina standard, used to describe command responsibility, is based on the charges in the trial of Ernest Medina
  • Henrique Medina
    Henrique Medina
    Henrique Medina de Barros was a Portuguese painter, the son of a Portuguese mother and a Spanish father...

    , the 20th century Portuguese painter
  • José Medina (cyclist)
    José Medina (cyclist)
    José Alfredo Medina Andrade is a male track and road cyclist from Chile. He represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.-Career:1997...

    , Chilean track and road cyclist
  • José Medina (weightlifter), Venezuelan weightlifter
  • Lina Medina
    Lina Medina
    Lina Medina is the youngest confirmed mother in medical history, giving birth at the age of five years, seven months and 17 days...

    , youngest mother in recorded history
  • Luis Medina (athlete)
    Luis Medina (athlete)
    Luis Medina Montoya is a retired middle distance runner from Cuba, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. He is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's 800 metres event at the 1975 Pan American Games in Mexico City, Mexico.-References:*...

    , Cuban middle distance runner
  • Luis Medina (baseball)
  • Medina (singer)
    Medina (singer)
    Medina Danielle Oona Valbak , known by the mononym Medina is a Danish pop, dance and R&B singer and songwriter....

    , Danish singer
  • Maria Medina Coeli
    Maria Medina Coeli
    Maria Medina Coeli was an Italian scientist.She was the daughter of the physician Sebastian Medina Coeli and Isabella Battistessa. Coeli was educated in medicin by her father and corresponded with the physician Luigi Sacco...

    , Italian physician
  • Tulia Angela Medina
    Tulia Angela Medina
    Tulia Angela Medina Alcalde is a female weightlifter from Colombia. She won a gold medal at the 2007 Pan American Games for her native South American country. Medina twice represented Colombia at the Summer Olympics: in 2004 and 2008.-References:*...

    , Colombian weightlifter

Other meanings

  • Medina (board game)
    Medina (board game)
    Medina is a board game designed by Stefan Dorra and published by Hans im Glück and Rio Grande Games in 2001. In the game, three or four players compete to be the most influential developer of Medina, a desert city near the Atlas Mountains in 1822. Variations of the game allow 2 or 5 players...

    , a German-style board game
  • Medina (fly), a genus in the family Tachinidae
  • "Funky Cold Medina
    Funky Cold Medina
    "Funky Cold Medina" is a hip hop song written by Young MC, Michael L. Ross and Matt Dike, and first performed by Tone Lōc. It was the second single from Lōc's debut album Lōc-ed After Dark . The single was released on March 18, 1989, and rose to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 the following month...

    ", a 1989 song by Tone Loc
  • SS Medina, a former name of the MV Doulos
    MV Doulos
    The MV Doulos Phos was the world's oldest active ocean-faring passenger ship. She is now owned by Mr. Eric Saw, Director and Chief Executive of BizNaz Resources International Pte Ltd in Singapore. She was previously owned by the German charity Gute Bücher für Alle , and was used as a floating ...

    , a former passenger liner
  • PS Medina a Red Funnel
    Red Funnel
    The Southampton Isle of Wight and South of England Royal Mail Steam Packet Company Limited, which trades as Red Funnel, is a ferry company that carries passengers and vehicles on routes between the English mainland and the Isle of Wight...

     paddle steamer
  • Medina, the name of a place in Chrono Trigger
    Chrono Trigger
    is a role-playing video game developed and published by Square for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1995. Chrono Triggers development team included three designers that Square dubbed the "Dream Team": Hironobu Sakaguchi, the creator of Square's Final Fantasy series; Yuji Horii, a...

  • Hunter Medina, a yacht produced by British Hunter boats
  • MEDINA
    MEDINA
    MEDINA is a universal pre-/postprocessor for finite element analysis....

    , a universal pre-/postprocessor for finite element analysis of T-Systems.
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