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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; it is 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.
Rafha (Arabic: رفحاء) is a town and governorate in the north of Saudi Arabia, close to the border with Iraq. It is located at around 29°38′19″N 43°30′5″E / 29.63861°N 43.50139°E / 29.63861; 43.
Map showing the major cities in Saudi Arabia. City Population [1] Comments Abha: 334,290 (2022) Capital city of Asir Ad-Dilam: 39,267 (2022) ... Mecca: 2,385,509 (2022)
The Mecca Province is the most populous province of Saudi Arabia and it has a population even larger than that of the Riyadh Region. With an estimated population of 4,076,000 as of 2019, Jeddah is the most populous city in the province and the second-most populous city in the country. 1.233 The governorate with the largest population is the ...
Holy Capital governorate, or Mecca governorate, is one of the governorates in Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia. [1] It is largely continuous with the city of Mecca , the holiest city of Islam . Demographics
At-Tan'im, which contains Masjid ʿAʾishah, which is used as a miqat for people living in Makkah, who want to perform the pilgrimages of Ḥajj and ʿUmrah [3] [4] [5] Al Tundobawi; Al Utaibiyyah; Al Zahir; Al Zahra; Al-Khalidiya; Aziziyah; Gazza; Jabal Al Nour; Jabal Omar; Jarwal (Mecca neighborhood) Jurhum (Mecca neighborhood)
The Kaaba, [b] sometimes referred to as al-Ka'ba al-Musharrafa, [d] is a stone building at the center of Islam's most important mosque and holiest site, the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. [2] [3] [4] It is considered by Muslims to be the Baytullah (Arabic: بَيْت ٱللَّٰه, lit.
Bawabat Makkah Co. is wholly owned by Al-Balad al-Ameen Company. The Gate of Mecca , Mecca Gate or Makkah Gate ( Arabic : بوابة مكة Bawwābāt Makka ), also known as Qur'an Gate ( Arabic : بوابة القرآن Bawwābāt al-Qurʾān ), is an arch gateway monumental on the Makkah al-Mukkarramah road of the Jeddah–Makkah Highway .