Abou Ahmed, the author of Visit Arabia
Figures taken from Google Maps on 31 October 2026I document the historical sites of Medina, Makkah and Badr on the ground. Many of these places did not exist on Google Maps: I added them myself, and Google accepted them.
On Google Maps
| Places added to the map, accepted by Google | 63 |
| Views of these places | more than 9 million |
| Photos and videos published | 3,198 |
| Views of these photos and videos | more than 2.6 million |
| Reviews written, mostly about historical sites | 119 |
| Local Guide level | 8 |
Some of the places I added to Google Maps
Before the recent works, several of these places had no sign and no marker. I put them on the map so that visitors could find them.
| Place | Views on Google Maps |
|---|---|
| Jabal Ar-Rumat (Mount of the Archers) | 5,365,825 |
| Bani Ghifar Mosque | 304,259 |
| Souq Al-Manakhah | 271,532 |
| House of the Companion Saʿd ibn Khaythama, Quba | 123,112 |
| House of the Companion Kulthum ibn al-Hidm, opposite Quba Mosque | 113,729 |
| Historic house opposite Quba Mosque | 94,445 |
| Souq al-ʿUyun | 90,674 |
| Quranic Inscriptions on the Rock (Uhud) | 86,860 |
| Well of al-ʿUsba | 48,697 |
| Wadi Buthan Dam | 35,676 |
| Ar-Rahba Square | 32,609 |
| Monument of Hassan ibn Thabit, Sayyid ash-Shuhada | 32,434 |
| Fortress Ad-Dahyan and the Well of 'Uyun Ibn Hammal | 25,838 |
| Cave of Uhud | 25,255 |
| Mosque and Fortress of the Banu Waqif | 2,322 |
| Bani Zafar Mosque | 139 |
Other useful places I added
| Place | Views on Google Maps |
|---|---|
| Milaf Oasis, in front of Quba Mosque | 113,943 |
| ʿAyn al-Khif hiking trail | 18,011 |
| 4x4 drive to the summit of Mount Uhud | 2,564 |
These places are part of the 63 places I added. The full list can be seen on my Google Maps profile.
On this site
The pages of Visit Arabia are built on this fieldwork: GPS coordinates are taken on site, the photos and videos are mine, and every religious text quoted is checked in the hadith collections.