Mecca
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Mecca, officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, is a city in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia and is the capital of Mecca Province. Mecca is considered the birthplace of Islam and the Islamic prophet
Great Mosque of Mecca 1
The Kabah in the Grand Mosque of Makkah, Saudi Arabia
Pilgrims cover Arafat's roads, plains and mountain Flickr Al Jazeera English
Jabbal An Nour Makkah
Hejaz
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Hejaz or Hijaz is a historical region of the Arabian Peninsula that includes the majority of the western region of Saudi Arabia, covering the cities of Mecca, Medina, Jeddah, Tabuk, Yanbu, Taif and Al
Islam's holiest site, that is al-Masjid al-Haram, which surrounds the Kaaba (middle), in Mecca. Mecca is the city of Muhammad's birth and ancestry, and an annual point of pilgrimage for billions of Muslims.
The city of al-Ula in 2012. The city's archaeological district is in the foreground, with the Hejaz Mountains in the background.
Colossal statue from al-Ula, it followed the standardized artistic sculpting of the Lihyanite kingdom, the original statue was painted with white
Makkah Al Mukarramah Library near the Sacred Mosque. Because it is believed to be built on the spot where Amina bint Wahb gave birth to Muhammad, it is also known as Bayt al-Mawlid (House of the Birth).