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Description: Saudi Arabian city and capital of the Makkah province; Categories: tourist attraction, holy city of Islam, holy city and locality; Location: Mecca Region, Hejaz, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Asia; View on OpenStreetMap
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Useful Maps for Pilgrims to Makkah & Madinah. Makkah. 1. Places of Worship in Haram al-Sharif; 2. Illustration of the Kaaba; 3. Another Illustration of the Kaaba; Maps of Makkah and Surrounding Holy Places. Greater Makkah; The Haram Area; Arafat; Mina; Madinah. Position of the Pillars inside Masjid al-Nabawi; The Area Inside And Surrounding The ...
3 dni temu · Ancient: Bakkah. Mecca, city, western Saudi Arabia, located in the Ṣirāt Mountains, inland from the Red Sea coast. It is the holiest of Muslim cities. Muhammad, the founder of Islam, was born in Mecca, and it is toward this religious center that Muslims turn five times daily in prayer (see qiblah).
Mecca (/ ˈ m ɛ k ə /; officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, [a] commonly shortened to Makkah [b]) is the capital of Mecca Province in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia and the holiest city according to Islam. [4] It is 70 km (43 mi) inland from Jeddah on the Red Sea, in a narrow valley 277 m (909 ft) above sea level.
The map shows Mecca the holy city of Islam in Saudi Arabia, an oasis town located in the Red Sea region of Hejaz, east of Jiddah in western Saudi Arabia. It is the birthplace of the prophet Muhammad (ad 570), it was the scene of his early teachings before his emigration to Medina in 622.
