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Medina, also transliterated as Madīnah, is a city in the Hejaz, and the capital of the Al Madinah Region of Saudi Arabia. As of 2006, the city of Medina has a population of about 1.3 million. Medina is 210 miles (340 km) north of Mecca and about 120 miles (190 km) from the Red Sea coast. Medina has a hot desert climate. Summers are very hot with daytime temperatures averaging about 40 °C (104 °F) with nights about 28 °C (82 °F).