Matiyah

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Matiyah
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Matiyah
Location in Saudi Arabia
Coordinates: 21°32′30″N39°49′10″E / 21.54167°N 39.81944°E / 21.54167; 39.81944
Country Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Province Makkah Province
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)
  Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EAT)

Matiyah is a village in Makkah Province, in western Saudi Arabia. [1]

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