Must-see fort · Medina Province, Saudi Arabia
Mount Uhud
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Mount Uhud is a fort in Medina Province, Saudi Arabia.
Mount Uhud: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Mount Uhud
Season: October to February; carry water in summer.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Mount Uhud — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 24.52154, 39.61816. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Mount Uhud
- Summit Mount Uhud · viewpoint · Medina Province · ~1 km · Must-see
- Masjid Sayed Al Shuhada · dargah · Medina Province · ~3 km · Must-see
- Al Romat Mountain · viewpoint · Medina Province · ~3 km · Must-see
- Al-Rayah Mosque · dargah · Medina Province · ~6 km · Must-see
- As-Sajadah Mosque · dargah · Medina Province · ~6 km · Must-see
- The Seven Mosques · dargah · Medina Province · ~7 km · Must-see
- Sela · viewpoint · Medina Province · ~7 km · Must-see
- Masjid Al Ijabah · dargah · Medina Province · ~7 km · Must-see
- Mosque Al-Qiblatayn - Mosque of the Two Qiblas · dargah · Medina Province · ~7 km · Must-see
- Masjid Bani Haram · dargah · Medina Province · ~7 km · Must-see
- Prophet's Mosque · dargah · Medina Province · ~7 km · Must-see
- Tomb of Prophet Muhammad PBUH · fort · Medina Province · ~8 km · Must-see
- Masjid Abu Bakr as Siddiq · dargah · Medina Province · ~8 km · Must-see
- Masjid Ghamama · dargah · Medina Province · ~8 km · Must-see
- Al Jum'a Mosque · dargah · Medina Province · ~11 km · Must-see
- Dar Al Madinah Museum · museum · Medina Province · ~11 km · Must-see
- Quba Mosque · dargah · Medina Province · ~11 km · Must-see
- Wadi al Hamd · viewpoint · Medina Province · ~12 km · Must-see
Other forts & heritage near Mount Uhud
- Tomb of Prophet Muhammad PBUH · fort · Medina Province · ~8 km · Must-see
- Uhud Battle Site · fort · Medina Province · ~3 km
- جبل الرماة · fort · Medina Province · ~3 km
- Sela mountain · fort · Medina Province · ~7 km
- Uthman · fort · Medina Province · ~8 km
- قصر امير المدينة · fort · Medina Province · ~8 km
- kingdom palace · fort · Medina Province · ~9 km
- قصر طيبة · fort · Medina Province · ~10 km
- قصور عروة في المدينة المنورة · fort · Medina Province · ~11 km
- بئر أريس · fort · Medina Province · ~11 km
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Frequently asked
Is Mount Uhud open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Mount Uhud yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Mount Uhud?
October to February; carry water in summer. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Mount Uhud?
Nearby: Summit Mount Uhud (viewpoint, 1 km), Masjid Sayed Al Shuhada (dargah, 3 km), Al Romat Mountain (viewpoint, 3 km), Al-Rayah Mosque (dargah, 6 km), As-Sajadah Mosque (dargah, 6 km), The Seven Mosques (dargah, 7 km).
Is Mount Uhud worth visiting?
Mount Uhud is listed as a must-see fort in Saudi Arabia on Spotwander.