Autas or Awtas ( ar, أوطاس) is a location in Saudi Arabia where the Battle of Hunayn and the

Battle of Autas The Battle of Autas or Awtas was an early battle involving Muslim forces, fought in the year 630 in Awtas, after the Battle of Hunayn, but prior to the siege of Ta'if. Muhammad came with 12,000 fighters against a coalition of tribes. An ambush t ...

took place. Awtas is located between Mecca and Taif at a distance of fourteen to fifteen

Mile The mile, sometimes the international mile or statute mile to distinguish it from other miles, is a British imperial unit and United States customary unit of distance; both are based on the older English unit of length equal to 5,280 English ...

s from Mecca. It is located in the Hunayn or Hunain Valley of the

Sarawat Mountains The Sarawat Mountains ( ar, جِبَالُ ٱلسَّرَوَاتِ, Jibāl as-Sarawāt), also known as the Sarat, is a part of the Hijaz mountains in the western part of the Arabian Peninsula. In a broad sense, it runs parallel to the eastern c ...

. Hunayn Valley, Saudi Arabia.
/ref> The location, on the Meccah to Taif Road, is a wide arid valley surrounded by barren rocky mountains.

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