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  2. Mecca - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. File:Makka Masjid, Hyderabad.JPG - Wikipedia

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  4. File:Kaaba, Makkah6.jpg - Wikipedia

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  5. Masjid al-Haram - Wikipedia

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    Masjid al-Haram (Arabic: ٱَلْمَسْجِدُ ٱلْحَرَام ‎, romanized: al-Masjid al-Ḥarām, lit. 'The Sacred Mosque'), [4] also known as the Sacred Mosque or the Great Mosque of Mecca, [5] is considered to be the most significant mosque in Islam.

  6. Medina - Wikipedia

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    Medina, [a] officially Al-Madinah al-Munawwarah (Arabic: المدينة المنورة, romanized: al-Madīnah al-Munawwarah, lit. 'The Luminous City', Hejazi Arabic pronunciation: [al.maˈdiːna al.mʊˈnawːara]) and also commonly simplified as Madīnah or Madinah (المدينة, al-Madina), is the capital of Medina Province (formerly known as Yathrib) in the Hejaz region of western Saudi ...

  7. Kaaba - Wikipedia

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    During the first half of Muhammad's time as a prophet while he was at Mecca, he and his followers were severely persecuted which eventually led to their migration to Medina in 622 CE. In 624 CE, Muslims believe the direction of the qibla was changed from the Masjid al-Aqsa to the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, with the revelation of Surah 2, verse 144.

  8. List of mosques in Medina - Wikipedia

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    Built Mosque Image Overview c. 120 CE Quba Mosque (Arabic: مَسْجِد قُبَاء)Located on the outskirts of Medina. Initially, the mosque was built 9 km (5.6 mi) off Medina in the village of Quba, before Medina expanded to include this village.

  9. Prophet's Mosque - Wikipedia

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    The Prophet's Mosque (Arabic: ٱلْمَسْجِد ٱلنَّبَوِي ‎, romanized: al-Masjid al-Nabawī, lit. 'Mosque of the Prophet') is the second mosque built by the Islamic prophet Muhammad in Medina, after the Quba Mosque, as well as the second largest mosque and holiest site in Islam, after the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, in the Saudi region of the Hejaz. [2]