For a couple of reasons:
* Australia has a very diverse population. We have people from over 150 countries that live here as citizens. * Australians are by and large very respectful of other cultures and as such communities of people have formed that preserve the culture of the countries they came from originally. * Several thousands of people move to Australia every year, bringing with them the cultures of the countries they come from and since Australia does not insist that these people "become Aussie" these cultures can be preserved.
Mecca is closer from US compared to Australia
At the time of the Prophet Muhammad, Mecca was a thriving city in southern Arabia. Arabian culture, even in urban centres, continued to be based around tribal loyalties, and there were several tribes in Mecca. However, Mecca was more than just an extension of tribal culture.
It is important because with out it they wouldn't know where mecca was located
Because it was
Northwest.
Mecca and Medina are the culture hearth of Islam.
Learning and culture expanded in Mali.
The Mecca area of the Arabian Peninsula
Mecca(or Makkah) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
They face towards makkah . Mecca would be approx West North West from Australia.
they become Muslims
NovaNET answer: it increased the influence of Islamic culture