Awtas

21°26′N 40°21′E / 21.433°N 40.350°E / 21.433; 40.350Country Saudi ArabiaProvinceMakkahGovernment • Provincial GovernorMeshal bin Abdullah Al SaudElevation1,879 m (6,165 ft)Time zoneUTC+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.^{[1] [2]} The location, on the Meccah to Taif Road, is a wide arid valley surrounded by barren rocky mountains.

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