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Country SAUDI ARABIA (<)SAUDI ARABIA MAKKAH (MECCA) (regional info) BOOK HOTEL RESERVATIONS ONLINE OR BY LIVE TELEPHONE SUPPORT 24/7 US and Canada: 1-800-780-5733 Europe: 00-800-11-20-11-40 Use reference code: 47909 Cash Back Booking Incentives Room Sales and Hot Deals Special Internet Rate Price Guarantee Dar Al Tawhid Intercontinental Mecca Makkah Hilton Hotel Makkah Manazel Al Ain Mercure Mecca Mercure Grand Umm Al Qura-Makkah Mecca Mercure Hibatullah Mecca Mecca Regional Directory Google Images: Makkah Google Video: Makkah Google Map: Makkah Wikipedia: Makkah Customer Service & Support Airline Tickets Group Hotel Bookings Travel Weblog and Live Chat Travel Forum Mecca is Islam's holiest city home to the Kaaba shrine and the Grand mosque. The city is known for the annual Hajj pilgrimage, which being one of the five pillars of Islam, attracts close to 2 million pilgrims. Islamic tradition attributes the beginning of Mecca to Ishmael's descendants. In the 7th century, the Islamic prophet Muhammad proclaimed Islam in the city, by now an important trading center, and the city played an important role in the early history of Islam. After 966, Mecca was led by local sharifs, until 1924, when it came under the rule of the Saudis. In its modern period, Mecca has seen a great expansion in size and infrastructure. The modern day city is located in and the capital of Saudi Arabia's Makkah Province, in the historic Hejaz region. With a population of 1,700,000 (2008), the city is located 73 kilometres (45 miles) inland from Jeddah, in a narrow valley, and 277 metres (910 ft) above sea level. read full wikipedia reference about Mecca, Saudi Arabia OTHER POPULAR DESTINATIONS IN SAUDI ARABIA All available cities in Saudi Arabia Jeddah Madinah Makkah (Mecca) Riyadh

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