Taif
| Year dem found am | 6. century  |
|---|---|
| Official name | الطائف |
| Native label | الطائف |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Capital of | Ta'if governorate |
| Edey de administrative territorial entity insyd | Ta'if governorate |
| Located in time zone | East Africa Time, UTC+03:00 |
| Coordinate location | 21°16′0″N 40°25′0″E |
| Significant event | Siege of Ta'if |
| Postal code | 21944 |
| Dema official website | http://www.taifcity.gov.sa |
Taif (Arabic: اَلطَّائِفُ, romanized: Aṭ-Ṭāʾif, lit. 'The circulated anaa encircled', Hejazi Arabic pronunciation: [atˤˈ tˤaː(j)ɪf]) be a city den governorate insyd Mecca Province insyd Saudi Arabia. E dey locate at an elevation of 1,879 m (6,165 ft) insyd de slopes of de Hijaz Mountains, wich demaselves be part of fe Sarat Mountains,[1] de city get a population of 563,282 people insyd 2022, wey dey make am one of de most populous cities insyd de kingdom.[2] Der be a belief say Taif indirectly be referred to insyd Quran 43:31.[3] De Islamic prophet Muhammad visit de city sam time insyd de early 7th century, wey na e be inhabited by de tribe of Banu Thaqif. E still be inhabited to dis day by dema descendants. As a part of de Hejaz, de city see chaw transfers-of-power thru out ein history, wey de last be during de Saudi conquest of Hejaz insyd 1925. Dem call de city de unofficial summer capital of Saudi Arabia[4][5] wey dem sanso call am de best summer destination insyd Saudi Arabia[6] as e dey enjoy a moderate weather during summer, unlike chaw of de Arabian Peninsula. De city dey owe ein popularity among tourists to ein chaw mountain resorts den moderate climate, even during de harsh summers of Arabia. De city be connected to de nearby resort town of Al-Hada via de iconic Highway 15 (Taif – Al-Hada Road). E dey stand out from de rest of de Hijazi region as e be a city wey dey play an active role insyd de agricultural output of Saudi Arabia wey e be de center of an agricultural area dem know for ein cultivation of grapes, pomegranate, figs, roses den honey.[7] Taif sanso be very active insyd de manufacturing of traditional attar, wey e be known locally as "City of the Roses" (Arabic: مَدِيْنَة ٱلْوُرُوْد, romanized: Madīnat al-Wurūd). Taif sanso dey host de historic Souq 'Okaz.
De Taif governorate be divided into 15 smaller municipalities, wey Ta'if be de capital.[8] De administration of de city einself be carried out by five municipalities, dem name North Taif, West Taif, East Taif, South Taif den New Taif. Taif be served by de Taif International Airport, plus a larger international airport dem plan to open by 2030.[9]
Geography
[edit | edit source]Climate
[edit | edit source]| Climate data for Ta'if (1991-2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 32.0 (89.6) |
33.0 (91.4) |
34.0 (93.2) |
35.2 (95.4) |
39.0 (102.2) |
40.2 (104.4) |
41.0 (105.8) |
40.0 (104.0) |
40.0 (104.0) |
36.0 (96.8) |
32.5 (90.5) |
30.0 (86.0) |
41.0 (105.8) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 23.1 (73.6) |
25.3 (77.5) |
27.7 (81.9) |
30.6 (87.1) |
33.9 (93.0) |
36.3 (97.3) |
35.6 (96.1) |
36.0 (96.8) |
35.2 (95.4) |
31.1 (88.0) |
26.8 (80.2) |
24.2 (75.6) |
30.5 (86.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.8 (60.4) |
17.7 (63.9) |
20.2 (68.4) |
23.2 (73.8) |
26.5 (79.7) |
29.6 (85.3) |
29.3 (84.7) |
29.5 (85.1) |
28.2 (82.8) |
23.7 (74.7) |
19.6 (67.3) |
16.9 (62.4) |
23.3 (74.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 8.7 (47.7) |
10.3 (50.5) |
12.8 (55.0) |
16.0 (60.8) |
19.3 (66.7) |
22.8 (73.0) |
23.6 (74.5) |
23.8 (74.8) |
21.0 (69.8) |
16.0 (60.8) |
12.5 (54.5) |
9.8 (49.6) |
16.4 (61.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −1.5 (29.3) |
0.0 (32.0) |
0.5 (32.9) |
4.0 (39.2) |
5.6 (42.1) |
13.9 (57.0) |
13.3 (55.9) |
13.3 (55.9) |
11.4 (52.5) |
8.0 (46.4) |
5.0 (41.0) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−1.5 (29.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 9.7 (0.38) |
1.1 (0.04) |
12.4 (0.49) |
34.1 (1.34) |
34.8 (1.37) |
3.8 (0.15) |
2.4 (0.09) |
17.2 (0.68) |
9.1 (0.36) |
16.1 (0.63) |
23.1 (0.91) |
5.0 (0.20) |
168.8 (6.65) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 61 | 54 | 47 | 47 | 38 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 42 | 56 | 61 | 44 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 260.4 | 265.6 | 285.2 | 294.0 | 306.9 | 321.0 | 334.8 | 331.7 | 270.0 | 291.4 | 255.0 | 244.9 | 3,460.9 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 8.4 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 9.0 | 9.4 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 8.6 |
| Source: World Meteorological Organization,[10] Deutscher Wetterdienst (sun)[11] | |||||||||||||
Infrastructure
[edit | edit source]Education
[edit | edit source]Insyd 2004 dem establish de Taif University[12][13] E get four campuses wey dey locate insyd de Taif Governorate, plus de main campus insyd Al-Hawiyya.[12]
Insyd 2014 de Canadian Niagara College gbele a campus insyd Taif plus programs insyd tourism, hospitality, den business.[14]
Mosques
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Abdullah ibn 'Abbas Mosque
Mosque of Addas
Masjid Al-Qantarah,
dem abandon den partially ruined
Notable people
[edit | edit source]Births insyd de pre-modern era
[edit | edit source]- 'Urwah ibn Mas'ud
- 'Abd-ya-Layl ibn 'Amr
- 'Uthman ibn Abu al-'Aas
Oda important Islamic figures
- 'Uthman ibn 'Affan (579–656) — 3rd Rashidun Caliph den son-in-law of Muhammad
- Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf (661–714) — Umayyad-era Governor of Iraq den general
- Muhammad bin Qasim (695–715) — Umayyad general wey conquer de Sindh den Punjab regions along de Indus River.[15]
- Al-Hurr ibn Abd al-Rahman Fourth ruler of Al-Andalus during de Umayyad rule
- Sharif Ali ibn Ajlan ibn Rumaithah ibn Muhammad, son-in-law den successor of Sultan Ahmad of Brunei, poppie of Sultan Sulaiman, den a descendant of Muhammad[16]
Births insyd de modern era
[edit | edit source]Monarchs den royals
- King Faisal I of Iraq (1885–1933) — 20th-century King of Syria den Iraq
- Prince Nayef bin 'Abdulaziz Al Saud (1934–2012) — former Crown Prince den Minister of Interior of Saudi Arabia
Odas
- Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily (1976–present) — First Saudi Olympic medal winner.[17]
- Mutlaq Hamid Al-Otaibi (1937–95) — poet den writer; member of de Faculty of Sharia' at de Umm al-Qura' University
- Hani Hanjour (1972–2001) — 9/11 hijacker pilot wey crash American Airlines flight 77 into The Pentagon.
- Mohammed Alzeer, businessman
Deaths
[edit | edit source]- 'Abdullah ibn 'Abbas (619–687) — cousin of Muhammad
- Midhat Pasha (1822–83) — Ottoman grand vizier
- Ibn Saud (1875–1953) — founder den 1st king of de Third Saudi State, de modern Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Khalid of Saudi Arabia (1913–1982) — 4th king of Saudi Arabia den son of Ibn Saud
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "List of cities and towns in Saudi Arabia". Encyclopedia Britannica (in English). Retrieved 2019-04-12.
- ↑ "Brief about Ta'if City". Ta'if City. Archived from the original on September 25, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2016.
- ↑ "Ayah az-Zukhruf (Ornaments of Gold, Luxury, The Embellishment) 43:31". www.islamawakened.com. Archived from the original on 2025-10-04. Retrieved 2026-03-14.
- ↑ "Taif Is Saudis' Summer Capital". The New York Times (in American English). 1977-08-09. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
- ↑ Pesce, Angelo. (1984). Taif: the summer capital of Saudi Arabia. Jeddah: Immel. ISBN 0-907151-27-2. OCLC 498664227.
- ↑ "Taif emerges as top local tourist destination in Saudi Arabia". Arab News (in English). 2019-07-03. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
- ↑ "Al-Ṭāʾif | Saudi Arabia". Encyclopedia Britannica (in English). Retrieved 2019-04-11.
- ↑ Department, IT. "التقسيم الإداري بمحافظة الطائف". أمانة الطائف (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2022-06-21. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
- ↑ Taif International Airport is targeting a capacity increase from 600,000 to four million passengers annually by 2030
- ↑ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020". World Meteorological Organization. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ↑ "Klimatafel von Taif (at-Ta'if al-Hawiya) / Saudi-Arabien" (PDF). Baseline climate means (1961–1990) from stations all over the world (in German). Deutscher Wetterdienst. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- 1 2 "Taif University". Times Higher Education (THE) (in English). 2023-05-12. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
- ↑ "Universities in Taif | Colleges in Taif | KSA Universities". KSA University (in British English). Retrieved 2023-05-21.
- ↑ "Niagara College campus in Saudi Arabia for men only". CBC News. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ↑ Maclean, Derryl (1989). Religion and Society in Arab Sind. Brill Academic Publishers. pp. 22–29. ISBN 90-04-08551-3.
- ↑ "Pusat Sejarah Brunei" (in Malay). www.history-centre.gov.bn. Archived from the original on April 15, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
- ↑ "Great Leaps: Saudi Arabia's First Olympic Medals". Saudi Aramco World. Archived from the original on 2012-02-02. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
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