Shubra Palace
A royal palace in Taif, created by Al-Shareef Ali Basha in 1905 and completed in 1907. It served as a royal residence before being converted into a museum in 1995, and its mix of stone, wood and marble reflects Hejazi building styles.
- Where
- Taif, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 21.2864, 40.4150
Get the Shubra Palace stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Shubra Palace. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Makkah volume with your photos and a note.
Near Shubra Palace
Abdullah Ibn Abbas Mosque 1.9 km
A historic mosque in the city of Taif, in the mountains east of Mecca, named after Ibn Abbas, a cousin of the Prophet Muhammad and a noted scholar of the Quran. His tomb lies in the mosque, which has been rebuilt several times.
Souq Okadh 32 km
A historical market site between Nakhla and Taif, once the largest annual gathering in pre Islamic Arabia. Traders, tribes and poets met here to sell goods and compete in verse, and the souq is now revived each year as a cultural festival.
Mount Arafat 45 km
A granite hill about 20 km south east of Mecca, around 70 metres high, rising from a wide plain. Pilgrims gather here on the ninth day of the Hajj to stand in prayer until sunset, and it is also called the Mount of Mercy.
Namirah Mosque 47 km
A large mosque at the western edge of Arafat, in Wadi Uranah near Mecca. It is where the Prophet Muhammad is believed to have stayed until noon on the day of Arafat, and pilgrims hear the Hajj sermon here before moving to the plain.
Muzdalifah 51 km
An open, level valley between Arafat and Mina, a few kilometres south east of Mecca. Pilgrims spend the night here under the open sky on the way back from Arafat during the Hajj, and gather the pebbles used in the ritual at Mina.
Jamarat Bridge 58 km
A multi level pedestrian bridge at Mina, east of Mecca, built around the three pillars that pilgrims strike with pebbles during the Hajj. It was rebuilt on several floors to spread the crowds, and sits in a tent city that is largely empty for most of the year.
Jabal Thawr 60 km
A rugged mountain about 750 metres high on the south side of Mecca. In Islamic tradition the Prophet Muhammad and Abu Bakr sheltered in a cave near its top for three nights during the migration to Medina in 622.
Jabal al-Nour 60 km
A mountain a few kilometres north east of Mecca, topped by the small cave of Hira. It is where, in Islamic tradition, the Prophet Muhammad received the first revelation of the Quran, and many pilgrims climb the steep stone steps to the cave.
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Questions
Where is Shubra Palace?
Shubra Palace is in Taif, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Abdullah Ibn Abbas Mosque (1.9 km), Souq Okadh (32 km), Mount Arafat (45 km).
How do I get the Shubra Palace stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Shubra Palace and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Makkah volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Shubra Palace before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Makkah volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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