Mecca
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mecca-210-2586267
title:
Mecca
text:
Mecca is the capital of Mecca Province in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia and the holiest city according to Islam. It is 70 km (43 mi) inland from Jeddah on the Red Sea, in a narrow valley 277 m (909 ft) above sea level. Its metropolitan population in 2022 was 2.4 million, making it the third-most populated city in Saudi Arabia after Riyadh and Jeddah. Around 44.5% of the population are Saudi citizens and around 55.5% are Muslim foreigners from other countries. Pilgrims more than triple
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Holiest city in Islam, Saudi Arabian provincial capital
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mecca
date created:
2002-01-18T15:49:59Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T19:17:04Z
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13
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