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It is the Grand Mosques (or AlMasjid Alharam) that Surrounds Kaaba in Mecca (or Makkah) in Saudi Arabia.
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No Makkah is a city in Saudi Arabia. Prophet Muhammad was born there. There is a grand mosque in Makkah; you may be thinking of that.
The creator of the current Saudi Arabia is king Abdulaziz. he is the father of the current king Abdulla. this was before more than 100 years. Saudi Arabia was created before that two times by there great great grand fathers, but it did not stand for long because of the interfere of outsider powers.
Saudi Arabia is the birthplace of the Islamic faith. Additionally, all faiths other than Sunni Islam are illegal in Saudi Arabia.
it is AlKaabah in Makkah (or Mecca) in Saudi Arabia. AlKaaba is surrounded by the Grand Mosque (or AlMasjid Alharam).
Mecca (or Makkah) in Saudi Arabia (having Kaba surrounded by the Grand Mosque or AlMasjid Alharam)Medina (or AlMadinah) in Saudi Arabia (having AlMasjis Alnabawy or the Prophet Mosque)East of Jerusalem in the Palestinian Territory (having AlAqsa Mosque)
1- Some parts of the eastern and the western provinces ware colonized by English and old Turkish governments. 2- Saudi Arabia was considered as many small conflicted ununited states, the grand grand family of current king Abdullah ben Abdulaziz Al-Saud whom coled (Al-Saud) they worked to gother it and made it united as one kingdom. that is why we call it (Saudi)
The Qibla is in the direction of Kaaba that is surrounded by the Grand Mosque (or Almasjid Alharam) that is located in Makkah (or Mecca) in Saudi Arabia. So, its direction depends on where you are located.
AlMasjid Alharam (or the Grand mosque) in Mecca (or Makkah) in Saudi Arabia. It can hold 4 million Muslims during praying.
Islam is a religion. Followers of Islam are currently around one fourth of world population. refer to related question for more information. In Saudi Arabia there are two holy cities: Mecca (or Makkah) and Medina.
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