@inbook{b894dd4b7d6747adb7fc83024a4d3b2d,
title = "Medina [ancient Yathrib]",
abstract = "An ancient oasis settlement in western central Arabia along the Incense Road, between Tabāla in the south and Dadān in the north. From an economic perspective, it was perhaps more significant than Mecca. Medina (Arabic: al-Madīna) is Islam{\textquoteright}s holy city, second only to Mecca, and is the site of the “visitation to the Prophet”, i.e., the visit of his sepulchre located in the central mosque, the mosque of the Prophet Muḥammad.",
author = "Michael Lecker",
year = "2023",
doi = "10.60667/tdaa-0082",
language = "American English",
publisher = "Ancient Arabia",
booktitle = "Thematic Dictionary of Ancient Arabia (TDAA)",
}