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Mecca (/ ˈ m ɛ k ə /; officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, commonly shortened to Makkah) is the capital of Mecca Province in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia and the holiest city according to Islam. It is 70 km (43 mi) inland from Jeddah on the Red Sea, in a narrow valley 277 m (909 ft) above sea level. Its last recorded population was ...
Hajj is a pilgrimage to Makkah, Saudi Arabia, made by 2–3 million Muslims per year. The 2024 Hajj ran from the evening of 14 June through 19 June. Casualties. The health minister of Saudi Arabia said at least 1,301 died during the pilgrimage. Of the dead, at least 600 were Egyptian pilgrims.
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 Bayt Allah (Arabic: بَيْت ٱللَّٰه, lit.
The Mecca Province ( Arabic: مِنْطَقَة مَكَّة, romanized : Minṭaqat Makka, [a] Arabic pronunciation: [ˈmin.tˤa.qat ˈmak.ka] ), officially Makkah Province, [2] is one of the 13 provinces of Saudi Arabia. It is the third-largest province by area at 153,128 km 2 (59,123 sq mi) and the most populous with a population of ...
Hajj (/ h ɑː dʒ /; Arabic: حَجّ, romanized: Ḥajj; also spelled Hadj, Haj or Haji) is an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holiest city for Muslims.Hajj is a mandatory religious duty for Muslims that must be carried out at least once in their lifetime by all adult Muslims who are physically and financially capable of undertaking the journey, and of supporting their ...
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. It is the entrance to Mecca, the birthplace of the Islamic prophet ...
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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. Since it is believed to stand on the spot where the Islamic prophet Muhammad was born, it is also known as Bayt al- Mawlid ( Arabic ...