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Autas
Locality
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AutasLocation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Coordinates: 21°26′N 40°21′E / 21.433°N 40.350°E / 21.433; 40.350
Country	Saudi Arabia
Province	Makkah
Government
• Provincial Governor	Meshal bin Abdullah Al Saud
Elevation	1,879 m (6,165 ft)
Time zone	UTC+3 (Arabian Standard Time)

Autas or Awtas (Arabic: أوطاس) is a location in Saudi Arabia where the Battle of Hunayn and the Battle of Autas took place.

Awtas is located between Mecca and Taif at a distance of fourteen to fifteen Miles from Mecca. It is located in the Hunayn or Hunain Valley of the Sarawat Mountains. The location, on the Meccah to Taif Road, is a wide arid valley surrounded by barren rocky mountains.

References

1. T. Osborne, A Complete History of the Arabs: From the Birth of Mohammed to the Reduction of Baghdad (1761), p184.
2. Hunayn Valley, Saudi Arabia.

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