An-Naḵīl

An-Nakhil is a village in the valley country north of al-Hinakiyah, east of Medina. It stood on a route between Fayd and Medina, where travellers could find fresh water and palm gardens. The early writer Waki' described a palace, houses, a market and a water channel fed by springs. The cultivated enclosures and palms made the settlement a welcome halt on the road across the dry interior.