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The Best Attractions In Al Ahsa

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Al Ahsa is the largest governorate in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, named after the Al-Ahsa oasis. The name Al-Ahsa is also given to the biggest city in the governorate, Hofuf. In Classical Arabic, Ahsa means the sound of water underground. It has one of the largest oases in the world with date palms known to be the best in the world. The oasis is located about 60 mi inland from the Persian Gulf. All urban areas are located in the traditional oasis of Al-Hasa. In addition to the oasis, the county also includes the giant Empty Quarter desert, making it the largest governorate in Saudi Arabia in terms of area. The Empty Quarter has the world's largest...
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  • 1. The Yellow Lake Al Ahsa
    Shia , also transliterated Shiah and Shiʿah, is a branch of Islam which holds that the Islamic prophet Muhammad designated Ali ibn Abi Talib as his successor and the Imam after him, most notably at the event of Ghadir Khumm but was prevented caliphate as a result of Saqifah incident. This view primarily contrasts with that of Sunni Islam, whose adherents believe that Muhammad did not appoint a successor and consider Abu Bakr who they claim was appointed Caliph through a Shura, i.e. community consensus in Saqifa, to be the first rightful Caliph after the Prophet. As an offshoot of Islamic orthodoxy, this sectarian group began as a political boycott. Unlike the first three Rashidun caliphs, Ali was from the same clan as Muhammad, Banu Hashim.Adherents of Shia Islam are called Shias of Ali, ...
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