Yes,
He got his first revelations while he was on top of a mountain in a cave.....(Hira cave)
It is called in Arabic 'Gabal El-Nour' or in English 'The mountain of Nour' in Mecca (or Makkah) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
on a mountain top
No. He had his first revelations in a cave.
The mountain upon which the first revelation took place was Jabal al-Nour however, to be more specific it took place in the Cave of Hira.
The Cave of Hira is located on a mountain named Jabal al-Nour (Mountain of Light) approximately 2.5 miles from the Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is the cave where Prophet Muhammad received the first revelations of the Quran from the Angel Gabriel.
Mecca
Muhammad received revelations for around 23 years.
because it's the place where the prophet Muhammad PBUH met the angel Gabriel " The Holy Spirit" for the first time & it's the place where He PBUH received the first revelations of the Holy Quran.
Muhammad received the first revelation by the angel Gabriel in the year 610, which means he started receiving revelations during the Jahiliyyah period. There were a series of revelations from that point on. However, there are no specific dates. He received a second revelation in the year 613 "angel Gabriel asked him to preach to the people"
It is notable for being the location where Muslims believe Muhammad received his first revelations from God ( Allah ) through the angel Jibreel, also known as the angel Gabriel to Christians
The night when Muhammad received his first revelation is known as the Night of Ordainment. This happened when Muhammad (peace be upon him) was in the cave of Hira.
Muhammad's first attempt at preaching is believed to have occurred around the year 610 CE when he received his first revelations from God through the angel Gabriel. He began sharing these revelations with his close family members and close friends, urging them to follow the new faith of Islam.
He claimed to receive so many different revelations that he probably had some for every single month of the year.However, the first revelation was in Ramadan - i.e., the date we would call August 610.