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Makkah(also spelled Mecca) and Madinah.
He was born in Mecca Muhammad was born in The Arabian Peninsula, within the city of Makkah.
Arabian peninsula
Mecca
Largest Country on the Arabian Peninsula: Saudi Arabia. Two Holy Islamic Cities in Saudi Arabia: Mecca and Medina.
Largest Country on the Arabian Peninsula: Saudi Arabia. Two Holy Islamic Cities in Saudi Arabia: Mecca and Medina.
Since Mecca was holy site for all Arabian faiths, it was spared from the numerous tribal conflicts between Arabs throughout the Arabian Peninsula. This allowed for Mecca to see the flourishing of commerce and international trade. The religious plurality permitted in Mecca was critical for maintaining Mecca's important position along the Arabian trade routes.
Many cities on the Arabian Peninsula were trading centers. Mecca (Makkah) and Medina were major centers on the peninsula proper. On the edges were Baghdad, Cairo, and Alexandria (much of Iraq lies on the geographical boundary of the peninsula). Cities in present-day Yemen and Oman traded across the Indian ocean with mainland Asia.
The Mecca area of the Arabian Peninsula
If you read the Bible, it says that Abraham took Ishmael and his mother Hagar to live in Paran. Paran is the most ancient name for Mecca - which is where Abraham and Ishmael built the foundations for the Kaabah. www.freequran.org
Mecca was an important city for Arabs on the Arabian peninsula, before Islam because it was a worship place for them.
It is located in Makkah (or Mecca) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.