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Mecca has been referred to by many names. As with many Arabic words, its etymology is obscure. [24] Widely believed to be a synonym for Makkah, it is said to be more specifically the early name for the valley located therein, while Muslim scholars generally use it to refer to the sacred area of the city that immediately surrounds and includes the Ka'bah.
As of 2024, the Great Mosque is both the largest mosque in the world, and the most expensive building in the world. It has undergone major renovations and expansions through the years. [ 9 ] It has passed through the control of various caliphs , sultans and kings, and is now under the control of the King of Saudi Arabia who is titled the ...
Saudi Arabia, and specifically Mecca and Medina, in Hejaz [102] are the cradle of Islam, and the pilgrimage destinations for large numbers of Muslims from across the Islamic world. [103] One of the King's titles is Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques , the two mosques being Al-Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, which contains Islam's most sacred place ...
Most of the population is concentrated in three cities: Jeddah, Mecca and Ta'if. Jeddah is the largest city in the province and the second-largest in Saudi Arabia with an estimated population of 2,867,446 as of 2020. [5] Mecca is the second-largest city in the province and third-largest in the kingdom at 1,323,624. [5]
Hejaz is the region in the Arabian Peninsula where Mecca and Medina are located. It is where the Islamic prophet Muhammad was born and raised. [10]The two holy cities of Islam, Mecca and Medina, are traditionally known as the Ḥaramayn, which is the dual form of ḥaram, thus meaning "The Two Sanctuaries". [11]
The Kaaba in Mecca is the holiest site of Islam, the state religion of Saudi Arabia.. Islam is the state religion of Saudi Arabia. [1] As the "home of Islam" where the prophet of Islam lived and carried out his mission, [2] the kingdom attracts millions of Muslim Hajj pilgrims annually, and thousands of clerics and students who come from across the Muslim world to study. [3]
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 ...
Mecca (or Makkah) is a city in the Hijaz region of western Saudi Arabia. It is revered as the holiest site of the Islamic religion, and a pilgrimage to it is required of all Muslims who can afford the trip.