Makkah
Saudi Arabia /
Makkah /
Mecca /
World
/ Saudi Arabia
/ Makkah
/ Mecca
, 4 km from center (مكة, مكه)
World / Saudi Arabia
city, capital city of state/province/region, place with historical importance, islam, millionaire city
Makkah al Mukarramah or Mecca (in full: Makkat al-Mukarramah ; Arabic: مكّة المكرمة) is an Islamic holy city in Saudi Arabia's Makkah Province, in the historic Hejaz region. It has a population of 1,700,000 (2008 census). The city is located 73 kilometers (45 miles) inland from Jeddah, in a narrow valley, 277 metres (910 ft) above sea level. It is located 80 Kilometers (50 miles) from the Red Sea. Historically, the city has also been called Bakkah.
The city is revered by Muslims for containing the holiest site of Islam, the Grand Mosque of Mecca. A pilgrimage to Mecca during the season of the Hajj is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, a sacred duty that is required of all able-bodied Muslims who can afford to go, at least once in their lifetime. People of other faiths are forbidden from entering the city.
The English word mecca (uncapitalized), meaning "A place that is regarded as the center of an activity or interest" or "A goal to which adherents of a religious faith or practice fervently aspire." is borrowed from Mecca.
The city is revered by Muslims for containing the holiest site of Islam, the Grand Mosque of Mecca. A pilgrimage to Mecca during the season of the Hajj is one of the Five Pillars of Islam, a sacred duty that is required of all able-bodied Muslims who can afford to go, at least once in their lifetime. People of other faiths are forbidden from entering the city.
The English word mecca (uncapitalized), meaning "A place that is regarded as the center of an activity or interest" or "A goal to which adherents of a religious faith or practice fervently aspire." is borrowed from Mecca.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mecca
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Coordinates: 21°23'48"N 39°50'42"E
- Asmara 679 km
- SAWA 702 km
- Sanaa 798 km
- Jabal Haraz 813 km
- Aksum (Axum) 817 km
- Semein Mountains National Park (west side), Ethiopia 921 km
- Gonder 1009 km
- Al Zaraika 1013 km
- Al Akareb tribe 1048 km
- Aden City 1079 km
- almedhhaa apartment 0.5 km
- Mosque 0.7 km
- rio camp kudai 0.8 km
- Hijrah District 1.1 km
- the south-east end of Al Sulimanya Tunnel 1.4 km
- مدخل ومخرج أنفاق المسخوطة 1.4 km
- موقع برج جبل خندمة 1.8 km
- Jabal Thawr 2.6 km
- Al Aziziah 2.7 km
- Sub-Municipality Ajyad Region 3.3 km
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