| Precipitation is low, but all months see some rain, with more rain in spring and late autumn than in other months | Emigrants from Mecca to Medina• It has been suggested that Jewish tribes who were displaced by Ethiopian Christians in the wars settled near Ta'if |
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| Highway 267 forms the western part of the Ta'if beltway, but then continues southward toward , bypassing by using a longer route and gives access to Highway 304, Highway 301, and Highway 290 via Highway 298 | Ta'if was still little more than a medieval city when the Saudis took control of it |
The city is connected to the nearby of via the iconic Highway 15 Ta'if—al-Hada Road.
17| A theater is also located in the nearby town of Qia and is known as the Folk Theater of Qia | However, they later embarked on a project of modernizing the city |
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| Most of the buildings were still in ruin while he was there, and the tomb of — cousin of Muhammad and ancestor of the — had been severely damaged | There were three gates and several towers on the city walls, which, however, were weak, being in some places only 45 cm 18 in thick |
Famous people [ ] Tribes [ ] Further information: , , and The historically well known tribe of still lives in and around the city of Ta'if.
20| A ride is available, and is within view of the village | Births in the pre-modern era [ ] Pre-Islamic leaders of Banu Thaqif During the era, the city was populated by the tribe of Thaqif |
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| The city then went through many exchanges-of-power, but most of the action within these conflicts took place between Makkah and Medina, and Ta'if dwindled in importance in contrast to the two holy cities | 1875—1953 — founder and 1st king of the , the modern• As a part of the , the city has seen many transfers-of-power throughout its history, with the last being during the in 1925 |
579—656 — 3rd and of Muhammad• Under Ottoman rule [ ] On 17 July 1517, the capitulated to the.