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The Makkah Al Mukarramah Library (Arabic: مَكْتَبَة مَكَّة ٱلْمُكَرَّمَة , romanized: Maktabah Makkah Al-Mukarramah) [3] [4] is a library near the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
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.
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 .
Jannat al-Mu'alla (Arabic: جَنَّة ٱلْمُعَلَّاة, romanized: Jannah al-Muʿallāh, lit. 'The Most Exalted Paradise'), also known as the "Cemetery of Ma'la" [1] (Arabic: مَقْبَرَة ٱلْمَعْلَاة Maqbarah al-Maʿlāh) and Al-Ḥajūn (Arabic: ٱلْحَجُوْن), is a cemetery to the north of Al-Masjid Al-Haram, and near the Mosque of the Jinn in Makkah, Saudi ...
Ancient Mecca was an oasis on the old caravan trade route that linked the Mediterranean world with South Arabia, East Africa, and South Asia. The town was located about midway between Maʾrib in the south and Petra in the north, and it gradually developed by Roman and Byzantine times into an important trade and religious centre.
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Umm al-Qura University (UQU; Arabic: جامعة أم القرى, romanized: Jāmiʿah ʾUmm al-Qurā, lit. 'Mother of All Settlements') is a public university in Mecca , Saudi Arabia . The university was established as the College of Sharia ( Islamic law ) in 1949 during the reign of King Abdulaziz ibn Saud before being joined by new colleges ...
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