Hayn (other)
Hayn may refer to: Places * Hayn, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany * Hayn, old name for Großenhain, Germany * , Germany * , Germany * Jabal al-ʿHayn, Saudi Arabia Other * Hayn (crater), a lunar crater * Friedrich Hayn (1863–1928), German astronomer See also * Hain (other) Hain may refer to: * Hain (river), a Belgian tributary of the Scheldt * Hain, Thuringia, a municipality in Thuringia, Germany * Hain, Ghana, a community in Upper West Region, Ghana * Hain Celestial Group, a natural foods company * ''Repertorium ...

Hayn, Saxony-Anhalt
Hayn is a village and a former municipality in the Mansfeld-Südharz district, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the municipality Südharz. Former municipalities in Saxony-Anhalt Südharz Villages in the Harz {{MansfeldSüdharz-geo-stub ...
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Großenhain
Großenhain (also written as Grossenhain; hsb, Wulki Hojn) is a Große Kreisstadt (German for major district town) in the district of Meissen, Saxony, Germany. It was originally known as Hayne. The current name simply means "big Hayne" History Großenhain was originally a Sorbian settlement, and remains an area where this language is spoken. It was first mentioned in 1205. It was for a time occupied by the Bohemians, by whom it was strongly fortified. It afterwards came into the possession of the margraves of Meissen, from whom it was taken in 1312 by the margraves of Brandenburg. In the middle-ages, Großenhain was one of the most powerful towns in Saxony. It suffered considerably in all the great German wars, and in 1744 was nearly destroyed by fire. The fire destroyed the church which was then replaced by the current Marienkirche, which echoes internally echoes the Frauenkirche in nearby Dresden. On May 16, 1813, a battle took place here between the French (Napoleon's a ...
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Jabal Al-ʿHayn
Jabal al-ʿHayn ( ar, جبل العهين, sometimes; Jabal Uhayn, Uhain or Uhain mount, literally the 'mount of censure') is a prominent outcrop of red sandstone in Saudi Arabia, known for its pre-historic petroglyphs, tribal markings (''wusūm'') and inscriptions in early Semitic languages as well as Arabic. The mountain is located in Al Madinah Province, Medina Province, about 17.5 km north-east of the town of al-Hanākīyā (الحناكية) at 24°59'21"N 40°38'27"E. Petroglyphs Ancient petroglyphs carved on the rock faces of Jabal al-ʿHayn depict horned bison, standing figures and an exceptional wild cat with a curling tail. Camels are shown in some petroglyphs that seem to be less ancient. Inscriptions Among the many inscriptions at Jabal al-ʿHayn are a number in Arabic which date to the earliest years of the Islamic calendar. One inscription quotes Quran, Surah 18 Al-Kahf verse 21. The inscription was studied by Fred Donner and published in 1984. Following a frequent ...
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