Makkah
Islam's holiest city, and closed to non-Muslims — which is the first fact about visiting, not a footnote. For those who can go, everything orbits one building.
Makkah in eight slides
Wikipedia · 4 Sep 2026
Things to do in Makkah
Where to stay in Makkah
Makkah in a day, two days, three
Landmarks in Makkah
Jabal al-Nour is a mountain near Mecca in the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia. The mountain houses the grotto or cave of Hira, which holds tremendous significance for Muslims throughout the world, as it is here where the Islamic prophet Muhammad received his first revelation of the Quran, which consisted of the first five ayat of Surah Al-Alaq from the angel Jibra'il.
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Kaliper1 · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Kaaba, also spelled Kaʽba, Kaʽbah or Kabah, sometimes referred to as al-Kaʽba al-Musharrafa, is a stone building at the center of Islam's most important mosque and holiest site, the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is considered by Muslims to be the Baytullah and determines the qibla for Muslims around the world.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 26 Aug 2026
Richard Mortel · CC BY 2.0
Masjid al-Haram, also known as the Great Mosque of Mecca, is a mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, serving as the holiest and most important mosque in Islam. As of 2026, the Great Mosque is the largest mosque and most expensive building in the world.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 22 Aug 2026
Saudipics.com · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Masjid at-Taneem is a historic mosque in the area of Al-Hil, approximately 8.0 kilometres from the Kaaba, in the neighbourhood of At-Tan'im in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
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Imam Khairul Annas · CC BY-SA 4.0
Mount Arafat is a granodiorite hill about 20 km (12 mi) southeast of Mecca, in the province of the same name in Saudi Arabia. It is approximately 70 m (230 ft) in height, with its highest point sitting at an elevation of 454 metres (1,490 ft).
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Al Jazeera English · CC BY-SA 2.0
The Clock Towers is a government-owned hotel complex with seven skyscraper hotels in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. These towers are part of the King Abdulaziz Endowment Project that aims to modernize the city in catering to its pilgrims. The central hotel tower, which is the Mecca Royal Clock Tower, is the fourth-tallest building and sixth-tallest freestanding structure in the world.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 21 Aug 2026
King Eliot · CC BY-SA 4.0
Jabal al-Nour is a mountain near Mecca in the Hejaz region of Saudi Arabia. The mountain houses the grotto or cave of Hira, which holds tremendous significance for Muslims throughout the world, as it is here where the Islamic prophet Muhammad received his first revelation of the Quran, which consisted of the first five ayat of Surah Al-Alaq from the angel Jibra'il.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 14 Aug 2026
Kaliper1 · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Kaaba, also spelled Kaʽba, Kaʽbah or Kabah, sometimes referred to as al-Kaʽba al-Musharrafa, is a stone building at the center of Islam's most important mosque and holiest site, the Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is considered by Muslims to be the Baytullah and determines the qibla for Muslims around the world.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 26 Aug 2026
Richard Mortel · CC BY 2.0
Masjid al-Haram, also known as the Great Mosque of Mecca, is a mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, serving as the holiest and most important mosque in Islam. As of 2026, the Great Mosque is the largest mosque and most expensive building in the world.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 22 Aug 2026
Saudipics.com · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Masjid at-Taneem is a historic mosque in the area of Al-Hil, approximately 8.0 kilometres from the Kaaba, in the neighbourhood of At-Tan'im in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 31 Jul 2026
Imam Khairul Annas · CC BY-SA 4.0
Mount Arafat is a granodiorite hill about 20 km (12 mi) southeast of Mecca, in the province of the same name in Saudi Arabia. It is approximately 70 m (230 ft) in height, with its highest point sitting at an elevation of 454 metres (1,490 ft).
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 15 Aug 2026
Al Jazeera English · CC BY-SA 2.0
The Clock Towers is a government-owned hotel complex with seven skyscraper hotels in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. These towers are part of the King Abdulaziz Endowment Project that aims to modernize the city in catering to its pilgrims. The central hotel tower, which is the Mecca Royal Clock Tower, is the fourth-tallest building and sixth-tallest freestanding structure in the world.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 21 Aug 2026
King Eliot · CC BY-SA 4.0