Madrakah

Village in Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia
21°58′47″N 39°59′15″E / 21.97972°N 39.98750°E / 21.97972; 39.98750Country Saudi ArabiaProvinceMakkah ProvinceTime zoneUTC+3 (EAT) • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EAT)

Madrakah is a village in Makkah Province, in western Saudi Arabia.[1] It is noted as being the first Saudi municipality to elect a woman, Salma bint Hizab al-Oteibi, to its respective Municipal council.[2]

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  1. ^ National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. GeoNames database entry. (search) Accessed 13 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Saudi Arabia: First women councillors elected". BBC News. 2015-12-13. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
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