Mecca, officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, is a city in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia and the capital of Mecca Province, considered the birthplace of Islam and of the prophet Muhammad and the holiest city in Islam. The source places the Cave of Hira, where Muslims believe the Quran was first revealed, just outside the city, and the Great Mosque of Mecca with the Kaaba, the direction of prayer for all Muslims, within it. Pilgrims more than triple its population every year during the Hajj. Figures, sites and rites are placed here when the record says they arose in the city.
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Source The Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd editionP. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C. E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel and W. P. Heinrichs (eds.)
Source Encyclopaedia of Islam (Brill), 2nd and 3rd editionsP. Bearman et al. (eds.)
Source The Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd editionP. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C. E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel and W. P. Heinrichs (eds.)
Ali, Figures Source The Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd editionP. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C. E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel and W. P. Heinrichs (eds.)
Source The Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd editionP. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C. E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel and W. P. Heinrichs (eds.)
Source The Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd editionP. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C. E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel and W. P. Heinrichs (eds.)
Source The Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd editionP. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C. E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel and W. P. Heinrichs (eds.)
Umar, Figures Source The Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd editionP. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C. E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel and W. P. Heinrichs (eds.)
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Source The Catholic Encyclopedia (New Advent): Mecca
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Mecca, officially Makkah al-Mukarramah, is a city in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia and is the capital of Mecca Province.
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officially Makkah al-Mukarramah
View the Source Encyclopaedia of Islam (Brill), 2nd and 3rd editions
P. Bearman et al. (eds.), Brill, Leiden, 2005Originated Here: Abu Talib, Stored origin-place property on this entity, cited to this source: MeccaView the Source The Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd edition
P. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C. E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel and W. P. Heinrichs (eds.), Brill, 2005- Originated Here: Muhammad, Stored origin-place property on this entity, cited to this source: Mecca
- Originated Here: Abu Bakr, Stored origin-place property on this entity, cited to this source: Mecca
- Originated Here: Umar, Stored origin-place property on this entity, cited to this source: Mecca
- Originated Here: Ali, Stored origin-place property on this entity, cited to this source: Mecca
- Originated Here: Fatimah, Stored origin-place property on this entity, cited to this source: Mecca
- Originated Here: Khadijah bint Khuwaylid, Stored origin-place property on this entity, cited to this source: Mecca; of the clan of Asad within the Quraysh
- Originated Here: Aisha bint Abi Bakr, Stored origin-place property on this entity, cited to this source: Mecca; daughter of Abu Bakr, of the clan of Taym within the Quraysh
View the Source GeoNames: GeoNames search results for Mecca
GeoNamesModern Area: Saudi Arabia, Search results, matching entryQuote, Modern Area: Saudi Arabia, Search results, matching entry
Mecca A Meca,La Meca,La Mecca,La Mecque,Macoraba,Maekkae,Makka,Makkah,Makkah al Mukarramah,Makkah al Mukar... 21.42664 39.825632 Saudi Arabia , Mecca Region seat of a first-order administrative division
The Catholic Encyclopedia (New Advent): Mecca
The Catholic Encyclopedia (New Advent)Regions Where This Is Principal: Islam, Opening paragraphQuote, Regions Where This Is Principal: Islam, Opening paragraph
Mecca, the capital of Arabia and the sacred city of the Mohammedans , is situated in the district of Hijaz about 21°30' N. latitude and 40°20' E. longitude, some seventy miles east of the Red Sea .
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