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 …

Jan 23, 2025 · 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 …

Jan 5, 2025 · Mecca, or Makkah, holds unparalleled significance in the Islamic world as the birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and the location of the Kaaba, the …

Mecca or Makkah (officially: Makkah al-Mukarramah; Arabic: مكة المكرمة) is a city in Saudi Arabia and the holiest city in Islam. As of the 2004 census, 1,294,169 people lived there. The city is …

Makkah Al Mukarramah, also known as Mecca in the West and Makkah in the East, is a city in the Makkah Province of Saudi Arabia. It encompasses Islam’s most sacred structures, the Holy …

Mecca, or Makkah, is the birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad SAW, the final messenger of Allah. He was born in the Year of the Elephant, marking 570 AD on the Gregorian calendar. As …

Mecca is the holiest city in the world in Islam. The city of Mecca and the surrounding areas are unsurpassed in its historical and religious significance to more than 1.9 billion people around …

Mecca, Saudi Arabia's spiritual heart, is home to the holiest site in Islam, the Kaaba, drawing millions of pilgrims annually. Mecca, officially known as Makkah al-Mukarramah, stands as the …

Masjid al-Haram (Arabic: ٱَلْمَسْجِدُ ٱلْحَرَام ‎, romanized: al-Masjid al-Ḥarām, lit. 'The Sacred Mosque'), [4] also known as the Sacred Mosque or the Great Mosque of Mecca, [5] is …

Mecca, Arabic Al-Makkah, City (pop., 2004: 1,294,106), western Saudi Arabia. The holiest city of Islam, it was the birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad. It was his home until 622 ce, when he …