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Mataf and Tawaf

It refers to the open white area immediately around the Ka’bah where tawaf takes place

Mecca Sharif, Saudi Arabia

Coordinates: 21.422741, 39.825853

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Mina valley

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Jabal Thawr

Notable for housing a cave known as Ghar Thawr (Cave of Sawr), in which the Islamic Prophet Muhammad ﷺ took refuge from the Quraysh, during the migration to Medina Sharif

The City & Timeline of Mecca Sharif

Arabic Makkah, ancient Bakkah, city, western Saudi Arabia, located in the Sirat Mountains, inland from the Red Sea coast is the holiest of Muslim cities

Exhibition of the Two Holy Mosques Architecture

At the Northwestern edge of Mecca sharif there is a museum dedicated to treasures from two of Islam’s holiest mosques where you will see how Al Masjid Al Haram in Mecca sharif and Al Masjid An Nabawi in Madinah sharif...

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