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Ka'ba
It is called the Ka'ba (Kaaba) meaning the CUBE, where Muslims worship the one and only God named Allah. It was built by Abraham (Ibrahim) and his son Isma'eel (Peace and blessings be on them both). It is the required site for Muslims to pilgramage (The five pillars of Islam).
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Mecca
Islam's most sacred cities of Mecca and Medinah are in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
shrine of the hazrat ismaail or Hijr Ismail is the the crescent shaped area adjacent to the ka bab in the mecca.
Hajj is the pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia. Hajj means "standing before a deity in a sacred place" or "voyage to a sacred place." Mecca is the most sacred of the Muslim cities.
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Mecca
Mecca was an important religious center as well as trading center. Caravans stopped by Mecca during certain holy months, to worship the ancient shrine called the Ka'aba.
In Makkah (or Mecca) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Mecca was an important religious center as well as trading center. Caravans stopped by Mecca during certain holy months, to worship the ancient shrine called the Ka'aba.