Usfan
عسفان
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Overview
Usfan is a village on the road from Medina to Mecca, near Khulays, according to what our data states. Ibn Battuta and Ibn Jubayr mentioned it on their journeys. 1
The coordinates come from the modern village of Usfan, and the ancient site may be near it. An additional source is needed.
Connections
- Mentioned in
- Muwatta 398
People and things also explored
Muwatta, Book of Prayer· Abdullah ibn Abbas· Malik ibn Anas· Jeddah· Mecca· Ta'if· Salah (the prescribed prayer)· Muwatta 398
Sources
- Rihla of Ibn Battuta (Tuhfat al-nuzzar), Arabic edition 1958
- GeoNames gazetteer
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Usfan”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/usfan/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.