- the old Arab quarter of a North African city.
- a city in W Saudi Arabia, where Muhammad was first accepted as the supreme Prophet from Allah and where his tomb is located.
- a town in N Ohio.
- the ancient quarter of any of various North African cities
- a city in W Saudi Arabia: the second most holy city of Islam (after Mecca), with the tomb of Mohammed; university (1960). Pop: 1 044 000 (2005 est)
