Apart from performing Hajj at Mecca, the Muslim Hajis are supposed to visit Madina Munawara.
The Holy Lands are important to both the Christians and Muslims. The crusades began when the Muslims began denying Christians access to the sacred sites.
To force Muslims from holy sites
it is so they see some sites during this once in a life time opprunity
Yes
Non Muslims are forbidden from entering these areas as they are considered the most important site of all Islam. Only Muslims are permitted acceptance to these sites.
Non-Muslims cannot visit the holy sites of Mecca in Saudia Arabia.
Roughly 30-35% of Iraq's Muslims are Sunnis.Iraq's Muslims follow two distinct traditions, Shia and Sunni Islam.According to the Encyclopædia Britannica, Iraq is 97% Muslim: 60-67% Shi'a, 33-40% Sunni.Iraq is home to many religious sites important for both Shia and Sunni Muslims.
jerusalem?
Most religions have holy sites, including the Christians, Jews, Muslims and Catholics.
There are several Christian holy sites in Jerusalem. Probably the most important is the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, but there is also the Via Dolorossa, Golgotha, Mount Zion, Tomb of the Virgin, Grotto of Gethsemane, the Chapel of the Ascension, and the Armenian Patriarchate in Jerusalem at St. James Cathedral.There are two major important Islamic holy sites in Jerusalem, Masjid al-Aqsa and the Dome of the Rock Shrine.The Dome of the Rock Shrine covers the area of the Former Jewish Temple and therefore has tangential significance to Christianity, but Christians do not usually go there when they make pilgrimages to Jerusalem. Otherwise, the two religions share no holy sites in Jerusalem.
The Shrine of Imam Reza is located in Mashhad, Iran. It is considered one of the most important pilgrimage sites for Shia Muslims.
Jerusalem was important to Muslims during the Crusades because it held great religious significance as the location of the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa Mosque, two of Islam's holiest sites. It was also a symbol of political power and authority, representing the heart of the Islamic world. Losing control of Jerusalem to Christian crusaders was seen as a threat to the Muslim faith and territory.