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Fun fact 5 about Taif

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The Souk 'Okaz, located near Ta'if, was a historic theater for sociopolitical and commercial exchanges in pre-Islamic Arabia.

Taif
Saudi Arabia
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Taif

Saudi Arabia

Country
Saudi Arabia
Population
987.9K
Coordinates
21.29, 40.41
315th most populous city in the world

Taif is a city and governorate in Mecca Province in Saudi Arabia. Located at an elevation of 1,879 m (6,165 ft) in the slopes of the Hijaz Mountains, which themselves are part of the Sarat Mountains, the city has a population of 563,282 people in 2022, making it one of the most populous cities in the kingdom.

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