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Umm al-Qura
Umm al-Qura (Arabic: أم القرى) as an Arabic language term signifies "the center of villages" in Arabic. Though it is not a proper noun, it is mostly often used to refer to Makkah, a major city of Saudi Arabia. As a very common usage Umm Al-Qura refers to the University of Saudi Arabia, located in Makkah.
The calendar of Saudi Arabia is also called Umm al-Qura. See Islamic calendar.
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