Таджикистан – Энциклопедия на таджикском языке КИТОБАМ
MADINA (arabi— shahr) – in shahrest bo masohati 589 km² dar qismi shimolu garbii Arabistoni Saudi. Dar viloyati Hijoz, 400 km. durtar az 
Sanai bunyodi Madina malum nest. Dar zamoni qadim Yasrib (Yatrib) menomidand va az ibtidoi asrhoi miyona Madina nom girift. Soli 622 Muhammad paygambar az KhARITAI MADINA
Dar zamoni Umaviyon va Abbosiyon markazi mamurii Hijoz. Az asri 10 tobei Misr. Badi Misrro ba dast darovardani turkho (1517) avval ba hayati Imperiyai turkhoi Usmoni va badtar ba podshohii Hijoz (1019) hamroh karda shud. Soli 1924 Madinaro qushunhoi Ibn Saud zabt kardand. Az soli 1932 dar hayati Arabistoni Saudi, Avvalho atrofi Madina bo devori baland ihota gardida, 8 darvoza dosht, ki holo onho vayron shudaand. Dar markazi Madina, dar joi khonai Muhammad paygambar, Masjidi Kalon (656) voqest, ki borho az nav sokhta shud; namudi imruzaash badi tamiri solhoi 1853—54 tagyir nayoftaast.
