Cave of Thawr
Jabal Thawr, Makkah, Makkah al-Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia Islam
Cave associated with Muhammad and Abu Bakr during the Hijrah.
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Hijr Ismail
Makkah, Makkah al-Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia Islam
Semicircular walled space adjoining the Kaaba within the Grand Mosque.
Cave of Hira
Jabal al-Nour, Makkah, Makkah al-Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia Islam
Mountain cave revered as the setting of the first Quranic revelation.
Safa and Marwah
Makkah, Makkah al-Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia Islam
The paired hillocks between which pilgrims perform the sa’i ritual.
Zamzam Well
Makkah, Makkah al-Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia Islam
Historic well whose water is central to Muslim pilgrimage devotion.
Maqam Ibrahim
Makkah, Makkah al-Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia Islam
Revered standing-place of Ibrahim preserved near the Kaaba.
Kaaba
Makkah, Makkah al-Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia Islam
Sacred cubic structure at the centre of the Grand Mosque and the direction of Muslim prayer.
Masjid al-Haram (Grand Mosque)
Makkah, Makkah al-Mukarramah, Saudi Arabia Islam
Islam’s holiest mosque and the centre of Hajj and Umrah.