Official Name: | Autas |
Settlement Type: | Locality |
Flag Link: | Flag_of_Saudi_Arabia |
Flag Size: | 80px |
Shield Link: | Coat of arms of Saudi Arabia |
Pushpin Map: | Saudi Arabia |
Coordinates: | 21.4333°N 61°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Saudi Arabia |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Makkah |
Leader Title1: | Provincial Governor |
Leader Name1: | Meshal bin Abdullah Al Saud |
Established Date: | From the 6th century BC |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Elevation M: | 1879 |
Population As Of: | 2004 |
Timezone: | Arabian Standard Time |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal Code |
Autas or Awtas (ar|أوطاس) is a location in Saudi Arabia where the Battle of Hunayn and the Battle of Autas took place.
Awtas is located between Mecca and Taif at a distance of fourteen to fifteen Miles from Mecca. It is located in the Hunayn or Hunain Valley of the Sarawat Mountains.[1] [2] The location, on the Meccah to Taif Road, is a wide arid valley surrounded by barren rocky mountains.