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Ain Hussain

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Ain Hussain عين حسين
Ain Hussain عين حسين is located in Saudi Arabia
Ain Hussain عين حسين
Ain Hussain عين حسين
Location in Saudi Arabia
Coordinates: 24°23′00″N 38°28′25″E / 24.38324°N 38.47365°E / 24.38324; 38.47365
State Saudi Arabia
SubdivisionYanbu
RegionAl Madinah Region
Population
 (2006)
 • Total5,756
Time zoneUTC+3 (AST)

Ain Hussain (Arabic: عين حسين) is one of Yanbu Al-Nakhil (Arabic: ينبع النخل) villages, located in Yanbu, Al Madinah Region, Saudi Arabia.

The village is southwest of Medina, and north of Yanbu Al-Nakhil village.

Etymology

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The word "Ain" (Arabic: عين) has different meanings in ِArabic.[1] It would refer to: eye, threading hole, essence, substance, spy, guard, lookout, watch(man), interest, usury, spring or water well and more.

Ain Hussain refers to a spring named after Husayn ibn Ali (His name also spelled as "Husain", "Hussain" or "Hussein"), the grandson of Islamic Nabi, Muhammad.

References

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  1. ^ Team, Almaany. "ترجمة ومعنى كلمة "عين" في قاموس المعاني. قاموس عربي انجليزي مصطلحات صفحة 1". www.almaany.com. Retrieved 2017-05-31.
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