The Masjid Al Haram in Mecca which houses the Kabah is geographically located in a valley. Yes it rains over the Masjid Al Haram Mosque in Mecca just like anywhere else.
As a side Note - the Kabah located in the center of the mosque - was built by Prophet Ibrahim (Peace be upon him) and geographically represents the center of the earth.
Muslims all over the world turn towards the Kabah - align themselves towards the direction of the Kabah when offereing the 5 obligatory prayers in the day.
It depends what you call "Muslim territory" since there are Muslims all over the earth, but Djakarta, the capital of Indonesia, is in a predominantly Muslim country and is about as far from Mecca as you can get.
a rain gauge works by first making sure it rained, and seeing how many inches the rain filled up the rain gauge.
Yes. Mecca is in southern Arabia, which is geographically part of Asia.
Sanna, Yemen lies 495 miles southeast of Mecca.
Over a few hours - yes...Over a year - no.
no, mecca is an islamic mosque. Though many theorist believe that it was temple of Lord Shiva before.
Ka'bah
Kaaba
because it protects the temple from the wind and the rain!
All weapons had to be laid down near the temple, making Mecca a safe and peaceful place to do business.
What you termed as "the old temple" in Mecca is not really a temple. It is regarded as the House of Allah where Muslims face when they pray to Allah. It is called the "Kaabah". Muslims all over the world will face towards the 'Kaabah' when they perform their prayers. Muslims also circle the Kaabah seven times anticlockwise when the perform the ritual 'Tawaf' during the Hajj season as one of the seven mandatory acts of the Total Hajj Pilgrimage.
No. Mecca is a Moslem city. The holy city of Judaism is Jerusalem, where the Holy Temple stood for centuries. See the attached Related Link.
Makkah (Mecca)-KSA Madinah (Medina)-KSA Jerusalem Canterbury Cathedral Golden Temple-India and many many more
Any non-muslim is not allowed to enter the Holy places like Mecca and Medina. I have to check, if the Pilot is a US Muslim and have asked officially permission...may be he could be allowed to fly over Mecca. The principle is simple... NO Non-Muslim is allowed to enter/cross/pass over Mecca and Medina
None. There were no OCEANS in the path of Mansa Musa between Mecca and Mali.
it's 570 Mecca (Arabic: م ك ّ ة ا ل م ك ر م ة ‎; Roman change: Makkah Al-Mukarramah, English Mekka, UK: Mecca, Saudi Arabia: Makkah), full name is the Mecca · mourinho the kalamas, meaning "honor Mecca", a rare Chinese translation has full g, ink g translation, etc. Mecca is Islam's holiest city, with white and the temple's. Mecca is islamic holy land, part of the religious sites non-muslims is allowed in
Yes. Muslims from all over the world go to Makka (Mecca) Mukarma to perform Hajj.