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“Safa & Marwa hills” VirtualTourist.com
“Gates of the Holy Mosque” VirtualTourist.com
“Alharam Alsharief” VirtualTourist.com
“Makkah`s Grand Mosque” VirtualTourist.com
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 5 attractions in Mecca
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Traveller Description: In the holiest city of Islam lies the Masjid Al Haram with the Kabah (literally means the cube). The Kabah and the mosque has a rich history in its... more »
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Attraction type: Religious site
Address: Mecca
Saudi Arabia

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“An emotional and spiritual experience visiting the Masjid al Haram.”
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5 of 5 stars
PrestonTraveller
3 Nov 2008
3
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The Masjid Al Haram lies in the holiest city of Islam with the Kabah (meaning the cube). The Kabah and the mosque has a rich history in its origin and its religious significance and specialist Islamic books need to be read about the history of the Kabah from pre-Islamic times and the development of the mosque from time of the... more

“the Best Place I have Ever Visited”
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5 of 5 stars
ahm4000
Ras AlKhaimah
16 Sep 2008
1
person found this review helpful

Masjid al haram is a mosqe but the diffrence between any mosque and Masjid al haram is that it contain alkeba and zamzam also mecca is the place were the prophit mohammed -peace be in him - lived when he was young . Masjid al haram has 2 major times in the year . the first one and the main... more

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