Det sker i Medina (Madinah), Saudi Arabia året igennem

Travlt — Ramadan, skoleferie på 6 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Regel

  Central Medina is closed to non-Muslims

  1. jan. – 31. dec.Lukninger

  The area around the Prophet's Mosque is restricted to Muslims and the checkpoints on the ring roads enforce it. Non-Muslim visitors can see the outskirts and the outlying sites only. Kilde ↗

• Helligdag

  Ramadan

  25. jan. – 25. mar. · normaltTætpakketBook tidligt

  The busiest month of the Medina year by a wide margin: Umrah pilgrims fill the city, the mosque courtyards are laid out for iftar every evening, and rooms near the Haram are booked far ahead. Kilde ↗

Travlt — Ramadan, skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i februar.

Stadig i gang: Central Medina is closed to non-Muslims (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Ramadan (25. jan. – 25. mar. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr

• Helligdag

  Eid al-Fitr

  1. mar. – 15. apr. · normaltRamadan & eidTætpakketLukningerBook tidligt

  The last ten nights and Eid itself are the peak of the peak; crowd control around the Haram runs to timed entry and the walk in from the hotels takes far longer than the map suggests. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Central Medina is closed to non-Muslims (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Ramadan (25. jan. – 25. mar. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Eid al-Fitr, Hajj season

• Sæson

  Hajj season

  25. apr. – 10. jun. · normaltPilgrimssæsonTætpakketBook tidligt

  Most pilgrims add Medina either side of the Hajj in Mecca, so the city takes two waves several weeks apart. Flights and hotels through this window are priced accordingly. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Central Medina is closed to non-Muslims (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Eid al-Fitr (1. mar. – 15. apr. (normalt))

Travlt — Hajj season, skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Sæson

  The desert summer

  20. maj – 20. sep. · normaltEkstrem varme

  Dry heat with no shade on the approach to the Haram, and the marble courtyards throw it back at you. The mosque runs misting fans and the crowds move at night.

Stadig i gang: Central Medina is closed to non-Muslims (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Hajj season (25. apr. – 10. jun. (normalt))

Travlt — Hajj season, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i juni.

Stadig i gang: Central Medina is closed to non-Muslims (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Hajj season (25. apr. – 10. jun. (normalt)), The desert summer (20. maj – 20. sep. (normalt))

Stille — skoleferie på 5 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets værste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i juli.

Stadig i gang: Central Medina is closed to non-Muslims (1. jan. – 31. dec.), The desert summer (20. maj – 20. sep. (normalt))

Stille — skoleferie på 4 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets værste måneder vejrmæssigt

• Natur

  Date harvest

  15. aug. – 15. okt. · normalt

  The palm groves round the city are picked and the date market fills with the season's Ajwa, which is what most pilgrims take home. Prices are lowest right at the harvest.

Stadig i gang: Central Medina is closed to non-Muslims (1. jan. – 31. dec.), The desert summer (20. maj – 20. sep. (normalt))

Travlt — Saudi National Day, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Helligdag

  Saudi National Day

  23.–24. sep.National helligdagLukningerTætpakket

  23 September is a public holiday, often joined to a weekend. Government offices close, streets and buildings are lit green, and evening events and fireworks draw families out, with domestic flights and hotels busier around it. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Central Medina is closed to non-Muslims (1. jan. – 31. dec.), The desert summer (20. maj – 20. sep. (normalt)), Date harvest (15. aug. – 15. okt. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i oktober.

Stadig i gang: Central Medina is closed to non-Muslims (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Date harvest (15. aug. – 15. okt. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i november.

Stadig i gang: Central Medina is closed to non-Muslims (1. jan. – 31. dec.)

Travlt — skoleferie på 5 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets bedste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i december.

Stadig i gang: Central Medina is closed to non-Muslims (1. jan. – 31. dec.)