TABUK

:''For the municipality in the Philippines, see Tabuk, Kalinga.''


'Tabuk' (تبوك; also spelled 'Tabouk') is the capital city of the Tabuk province in north western Saudi Arabia. It has a population of 441,351 (2004 census).

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History

History

Other Uses

History

Around Tabuk, the Battle of Tabouk took place in the time of Muhammad.
Around 500 BCE, Tabuk town (then known as ''Taboo'') was, together with Al Ola, the capital of the prosperous Al Ayaneyean.
Monuments include the historic mosque, the Tabuk fortress and a railway station dating back to the Ottoman empire. In the Tabuk
region, a number of important archeological sites can be found, including Al Bidaa.

History

Mediterranean continental weather with hot summers and mild winters. Temperature in the summers are between 80-114 F (27-45) while in winter between 39-64 F (4-18 C) with wide spread frosts freezes common with temperatures reaching low 20s F (-5 C) in some winters. Rainfall in Tabuk Area falls in the winter monthes from November to March and precipitation ranges between 2 - 6 inches ( 50 - 150 mm) with some not uncommon snow every 3-4 years.]]

Other Uses

Tabuk also refers to an Iraqi-produced variant of the Ak-47 assault rifle.