Mecca was an important city for Arabs on the Arabian peninsula, before Islam because it was a worship place for them.
Location of Kaaba (God religious house) and center of trade.
People of Arabian Peninsula were not monotheist before the emergence of Islam. They were worshiping idols as partners to Allah (or God in English).
Before 570, the Arabian Peninsula was primarily polytheistic, with the worship of multiple gods and goddesses at various shrines and temples. The dominant deities included Allah, al-Lat, al-Uzza, and Manat. Additionally, some communities also practiced Judaism, Christianity, and Sabeanism.
because it was a muslim territory and and before that the arabs had a different belief.
polytheist
polytheist
Millions of years before there was any living thing there to notice it.
Christianity and Judaism
they were uncivilised and believed in many gods along with Allah.
Saudi Arabia is within the Arabian Peninsula. The Arabian Peninsula includes Saudi Arabia, Oman, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Yemen and Kuwait. == == Arabia is in fact the area defined by the Arabian Peninsula. The Peninsula used to be called Arabia before the countries now taking up the area came to existence.
As history, it was called Arabian Peninsula, as more of Arab tribe come from here. Yeman, Makkah and Najed "central what is known now as Saudi Arabia"it's been named Kingdom of Saudi Arabia after King Abdulaziz united all parts, before the name it was named Sultanes of najd,Hejaz and provinces "سلطنة نجد والحجاز وملحقاتها"Saudi comes from the ruling family name Al Saud
The Israelites, led by Moses, marched up up and down the Sinai peninsula for 40 years. This would encompass the Arabian desert. Before finally entering Israel
Because Tunisia was once a french colony and before that was part of the Arabian empire.