| Country |
Details |
Photo |
Description |
Year
Taken |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
|
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Kerela and fish curry with roti.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
|
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Balms and oils.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
|
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Shoppers.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
|
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Egyptian sugar cane juice seller.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
|
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Grocer.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
|
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Delivering flour.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
|
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Restaurant sign in English, Bengali and Urdu.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
|
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Making roti.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
|
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Clothes shop.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
|
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Souvenir shop.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
|
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Small shop selling sugar cane juice.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
|
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The back streets are narrow and more traditional.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
|
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Pakistani cook making dough for bread.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
|
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Modern hotels in the ancient historical centre.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
|
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Two local school girls.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
|
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Pakistani cook, one of the many non Arab workers in the city.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
|
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Two men from Iraq on a pilgrimage.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
Site / Event : Abraj al-Beit
|
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The Abraj al-Beit (House of the Clock) is the third tallest building in the world (601m).
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
Site / Event : Abraj al-Beit
|
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The building is the most expensive in the world ($15 billion).
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
Site / Event : Abraj al-Beit
|
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The Clocktower is visible from most of the city.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
Site / Event : Abraj al-Beit
|
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The clockface is the world's largest at 43m in diameter. The minute hand is 23m long.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
Site / Event : Abraj al-Beit
|
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The clocktower was built over the Ottoman Ajyad Fortress, demolished in 2002.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
Site / Event : Abraj al-Beit
|
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The building contains hotels, restaurants and shops over 120 floors.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
Site / Event : Abraj al-Beit
|
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The entrance.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
Site / Event : Abraj al-Beit
|
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Lamps over the entrance.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
Site / Event : Abraj al-Beit
|
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The lower levels are an enormous mall.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
Site / Event : Abraj al-Beit
|
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Jeweller.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
Site / Event : Abraj al-Beit
|
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Ice cream stall.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
Site / Event : Abraj al-Beit
|
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Ice cream.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
Site / Event : Abraj al-Beit
|
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View of the mall.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
Site / Event : Abraj al-Beit
|
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Interior lifts.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
Site / Event : Abraj al-Beit
|
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Biscuits.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
Site / Event : Abraj al-Beit
|
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Rows of shops.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
Site / Event : Abraj al-Beit
|
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The mall covers several levels.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
Site / Event : Abraj al-Beit
|
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View of the Great Mosque from the complex.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Great Mosque
|
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The Great Mosque.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Great Mosque
|
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The mosque is the most important in the Islamic world.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Great Mosque
|
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The mosque is the largest in the world.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Great Mosque
|
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One of the main minarets.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Great Mosque
|
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The mosque holds over a million people.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Great Mosque
|
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The main entrance.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Great Mosque
|
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The mosque is made from the finest materials.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Great Mosque
|
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External decoration.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Great Mosque
|
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Decorated stonework and marble.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Great Mosque
|
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View of the Great Mosque from the Haram.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Great Mosque
|
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One of the many entrances.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Great Mosque
|
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External decoration in marble.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Great Mosque
|
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Two minarets.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Great Mosque
|
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Worshippers' entrance.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Great Mosque
|
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Worshippers.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Great Mosque
|
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Detail above an entrance.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Great Mosque
|
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Lamp.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Great Mosque
|
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Map of the complex which has been added to many times.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Great Mosque
|
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The upper level overlooks the centre of the Great Mosque.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Great Mosque
|
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The wide walkway on the upper level.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Great Mosque
|
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View of the central area from the upper level.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Great Mosque
Site / Event : Kaaba
|
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The Kaaba is at the centre of the mosque and was a place of pilgrimage before the time of Muhammad.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Great Mosque
Site / Event : Kaaba
|
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The Kaaba marks the direction (qibla) for all Muslim prayers.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Great Mosque
Site / Event : Kaaba
|
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Detail of the Kaaba.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Great Mosque
Site / Event : Kaaba
|
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The Kaaba covers a black stone.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Great Mosque
Site / Event : Kaaba
|
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Station of Ibrahim.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Great Mosque
|
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Worshippers in the lower level.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Great Mosque
|
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View of the mosque and the Haram hotels.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Great Mosque
|
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The mosque is enclosed by the hotels of the Haram.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Great Mosque
|
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The Great Mosque at night.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Great Mosque
|
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The Great Mosque at night.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Haram
|
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The Great Mosque is surrounded by the Haram.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Haram
|
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The Haram consists of modern hotels for pilgrims.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Haram
|
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Hotels in Jeddah style.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Haram
|
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The clocktower (Abraj al-Beit) towers over the Great Mosque.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Haram
|
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View from the entrance of the Abraj al-Beit.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Haram
|
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Pilgrims.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Haram
|
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People walking in the Haram area.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Haram
|
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Women.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Haram
|
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Hotels.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Haram
|
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Hotels in the late afternoon.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Haram
|
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The Great Mosque and the Haram at night.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Haram
|
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Pilgrims visiting at night.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Haram
|
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Hotels.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Haram
|
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The site is always being developed.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
|
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Road signs.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
|
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City sculpture.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
|
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The modern centre.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
|
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Mosques are the only religious buildings allowed in Saudi Arabia.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
|
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Building mural.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
|
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The suburbs of Mecca.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
Site / Event : High Speed Railway
|
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The high speed railway station.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
Site / Event : High Speed Railway
|
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The sign for Mecca.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
Site / Event : High Speed Railway
|
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The interior.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
Site / Event : High Speed Railway
|
 |
The platforms.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Jebel al Noor
|
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Jebel al Noor is a holy mountain of Islam.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Jebel al Noor
|
 |
The Prophet used to go to Jebel al Noor for solitude and received his first revelation of the Quran from the angel Gibral (Gabriel).
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Jebel al Noor
|
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Jebel al Noor from the road.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Jebel al Noor
|
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Jebel al Noor from the base.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Jebel al Noor
|
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The cave where Muhammad received his first revelation of the Quran.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Jebel al Noor
|
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The steps.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Jebel al Noor
|
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View of Mecca from the mountain.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Jebel al Noor
|
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The city is a mix of old and new.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Jebel al Noor
|
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Mecca is surrounded by mountains.
|
2022 |
| Saudi Arabia |
City / Town : Mecca
District : Jebel al Noor
|
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Dramaic view from Jebel al Noor.
|
2022 |
were added from 1 February 2025.