Makka
(Mecca se bheja gais)
Mecca (officially: Makkah al-Mukarramah; Arabic: مكة المكرمة), Saudi Arabia me ek city hai. Iske population 1,294,167 (2004 census) hai. Ii city Jeddah se 73 kilometres bhittar hai, Valley of Abraham me jon ki samundar se 277 metres uppar hai. Ii Red Sea se 81 kilometres duur hai.
مكّة المكرمة City of Makkah / Makkah Al Mukarrammah | |||
Masjid al-Haram, the center of Mecca, and the source of its prominence | |||
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Nickname: "Umm Al Qura (Mother of Villages)" | |||
Location of Mecca | |||
Country | ![]() | ||
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Province | Makkah Province | ||
History | |||
Construction of Kaaba | +2000 BC | ||
Established | Ibrahim | ||
Joined Saudi Arabia | 1924 | ||
Government | |||
- Mayor | Osama Al-Bar | ||
- Provincial Governor | Khalid al Faisal | ||
Population | |||
- City (2007) | 1,700,000 | ||
- Urban area | 2,053,912 | ||
- Metropolitan area | 2,500,000 | ||
Makkah Municipality estimate | |||
Time zone | East Africa Time (UTC+3) | ||
- Summer | East Africa Time (UTC+3) | ||
Postal Code | (5 digits) | ||
Website: Mecca Municipality |
Makkah, Islam ke sab se jaada holy city hai. Har saal million ke log hian pe hajj karne jaate hai.
Chapa ke galleryBadlo
Duusra websitesBadlo
- Direction to Makkah
- The Emirate of Makkah
- Inside Mecca DVD National Geographic documentary about Makkah