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4 ημέρες πριν · Mecca, city, western Saudi Arabia, located in the Ṣirāt Mountains, inland from the Red Sea coast. It is the holiest of Muslim cities. Muhammad, the founder of Islam, was born in Mecca, and it is toward this religious center that Muslims turn five times daily in prayer (see qiblah).
Description: Saudi Arabian city and capital of the Makkah province; Categories: tourist attraction, holy city of Islam, holy city and locality; Location: Mecca Region, Hejaz, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Asia; View on OpenStreetMap
Description: cubical shrine in Mecca, Saudi Arabia; direction of prayer for Muslims; Address: Al Haram, Mecca, 24231
Description: Islam's holiest mosque located in Mecca, Saudi Arabia; Categories: congregational mosque, architectural landmark, educational institution and religion; Location: Mecca Region, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Asia; View on OpenStreetMap
Great Mosque of Mecca, mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, built to enclose the Kaaba, the holiest shrine in Islam. As one of the destinations of the hajj and ʿumrah pilgrimages, it receives millions of worshippers each year. The oldest parts of the modern structure date to the 16th century.
Kaaba, shrine located near the center of the Great Mosque in Mecca and considered by Muslims everywhere to be the most sacred spot on Earth. Muslims orient themselves toward this small shrine during the five daily prayers, bury their dead facing its meridian, and cherish the ambition of visiting it on pilgrimage.
Located in the Sarat Mountains of central Saudi Arabia and 45 miles inland from the Red Sea port of Jidda (Jeddah), ancient Mecca was an oasis on the old caravan trade route that linked the Mediterranean world with South Arabia, East Africa, and South Asia.
