Wonders of Asia, "The Sacred Mosque of Mecca," Saudi Arabia, Asia
Important FACTS to remember for "The Sacred Mosque of Mecca," Saudi Arabi part of continent Asia.
❤️Name: The city is known as Mecca, or in a more accurate transliteration, al Makka.
❤️Sanctuary: The Central shrine is the Kaaba in the interior courtyard of the Sacred Mosque, the largest Islamic religious building in the world. ❤️Function: Mecca functions primarily as the most important Islamic pilgrimage site. ❤️Inhabitants of Mecca: The City has a population of 1.2 million that can swell to over 3 mullion during the Hajj season. ❤️Unique: Mecca is the birthplace of the Prophet Mohammed (ca. 570), the founder of Islam.
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