Awtas

Autas or Awtas (Arabic: أَوْطَاس, romanized: Awṭās) is a location in western Saudi Arabia where the battles of Hunan and Autas took place.^[1]

Awṭās Arabic: أَوْطَاس
Locality
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Awṭās Location in Saudi Arabia Show map of Saudi Arabia Awṭās Awṭās (Middle East) Show map of Middle East Awṭās Awṭās (West and Central Asia) Show map of West and Central Asia
Coordinates: 21°26′N 40°21′E
Country	Saudi Arabia
Province	Makkah
Government
• Provincial Governor	Meshal bin Abdullah Al Saud
Elevation	1,879 m (6,165 ft)
Time zone	UTC+3 (Arabian Standard Time)

Description

See also: Hejaz, Hijaz Mountains, History of Saudi Arabia, and Geography of Saudi Arabia

Awtas is located between Mecca and Taif at a distance of 14–15 miles (23–24 kilometres) from Mecca. It is located in the Hunain Valley of the Sarawat Mountains.^[1][2][3]

See also

• Middle East
  • Arabian Peninsula
    • Al-Ji'ranah
    • Badr, Saudi Arabia