Mount Uhud

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Mt. Uhud is a mountain near Medina. It is 142 meters high. It was the site of the second battle between Muslim and Meccan forces. The Battle of Uhud was fought on 23 March, 625 CE, between a force from the small Muslim community of Medina, in what is now north-western Arabia, and a force from Mecca.

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