Madrakah

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Madrakah
Village
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Madrakah
Location in Saudi Arabia
Coordinates: 21°58′47″N39°59′15″E / 21.97972°N 39.98750°E / 21.97972; 39.98750
Country Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia
Province Makkah Province
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EAT)

Madrakah is a village in Makkah Province, in western Saudi Arabia. [1] It is noted as being the first Saudi municipality to elect a woman, Salma bint Hizab al-Oteibi, to its respective Municipal council. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. GeoNames database entry. (search) Accessed 13 May 2011.
  2. ↑ "Saudi Arabia: First women councillors elected". BBC News. 2015-12-13. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
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