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Was in its infancy is a small village located in a valley dry surrounded by mountains on all sides, and then people began to trickle out and stability in the era of Prophet Ibrahim and Prophet Ismail, and that after leaving the prophet Abraham his wife Hagar and his son Ishmael in the desert valley dry, and in compliance the order of God, The survival in the valley until the outbreak of the well of Zamzam, has begun to raise during that period rules Kabah by the Prophet Abraham and his son Ishmael.
The population of Mecca, according to statistics in 2010, about 1.675 million people spread over the districts of Mecca, old and new. Includes Mecca many Islamic monuments sacred, perhaps most notably the Grand Mosque which is the most sacred places on earth for Muslims because it houses the Kaaba kiss Muslims in prayer, as it is one of the three mosques that pulls the backpacker, according to the words of the Prophet Muhammad: "Do not pull Backpacker except to three mosques and mosques of the Grand Mosque and the Al-Aqsa Mosque ", in addition, is the destination of Muslims in Mecca Hajj and Umrah as it includes areas frequented by Muslims through a Muzdalifah, Mina and Arafah.
Tourism Mecca
Public parks and recreational areas Mecca has a lot of public parks, totaling approximately 193 garden with a total area of 728 200 m², including 170 Park includes games for children. Of the most important public parks in Mecca, garden Misfalah, an area of about 23,000 m² and is located in the neighborhood of Misfalah, garden Rusaifa garden, the Arabian Peninsula and is one of the largest gardens Mecca with an area of approximately 170,000 m², located on the Third Ring Road, Garden Badr, garden marble , Garden Alkaakih, and nursery Secretariat of the Holy City which is the primary source of trees and palm trees in the gardens of Mecca, and an area of about 225000 M².balnsph of places of entertainment Vtdm Mecca many nightclubs entertainment of the most important baby park, amusement Hukair, amusement Dora Numan, amusement Badr, and amusement Mecca Mall, Misfalah and amusement.
Markets and commercial centers
The economy Mecca mainly on the sale of goods and products to the people of the city and the pilgrims, so abound supermarkets and commercial centers where, the most prominent of these markets:
Aotaibih market, located in the area Aotaibih, General Street Pilgrimage Pilgrimage along the way.
Hijaz market, located on the first road Mecca Jeddah highway.
Hospitality market, located in the neighborhood of Nozha Pilgrimage along the way.
Azizia Central Market, located in the street Azizia year.
The market metaphor, is located near the market Azizia.
City Plaza, located near the market Azizia.
Market Street Mansour, Umm Al-Qura Street intersection with the excavation.
Market sixty Street, left home to Mecca from the west through the Mecca - Jeddah highway.
Hotels
Includes Mecca a lot of hotels, and concentrated some within the central area around the Grand Mosque, and most important: hotel tower (tower house), and Hotel Towers Makkah Hilton, and Mecca Hotel Hilton, Hotel InterContinental Dar Al Tawhid, and Mecca Hotel Intercontinental, a hotel or villages Grand Markiyor, hotel Mecca Sheraton, and the Mecca Metro hotel Metropolitan Palace.
Landmarks Mecca
Grand Mosque Is the greatest mosque in Islam, is located in the heart of Mecca, Ttosth the Kaaba, which is the first building put on the face of the earth according to Islamic belief, and this is the greatest and the most sacred spot on earth for Muslims, and the Grand Mosque is the kiss of Muslims in their prayers, called the mosque Sacred to the sanctity of fighting it since the conquest of Mecca by the Prophet Mohammed, and the Grand Mosque is the first three mosques that pulls the backpacker.includes the Grand Mosque are many parameters, namely: the Kaaba, stone Ismail, the well of Zamzam, Maqam Ibrahim, Safa and Marwa , and the black stone.
Hira
Laurel, who was is the worship of the Prophet Muhammad before that is revealed to him, Fgar Hira is where the revelation came down for the first time. Hira is located at the top of Noor mountain east of Mecca, and is just 4 kilometers from the Grand Mosque. Hira is a gap in the mountain, the door toward the north, a length of four arms and display arm and three quarters, and could only five people to sit where at the same time, and the inside of the cave of Hira be heading towards the Kaaba as can Vagif on the mountain to see Mecca and buildings.
Laurel Thor
Laurel is the highest mountain located south of Mecca actually Thor. His name was the migration of the Prophet to Medina, he laurel which income Prophet during migration, along with its owner Abu Bakr, and when it came infidels of Mecca seeking them, God revealed to the spider that weaves weaved on the door of the cave, and suggested to the dove that make a nest and lays the evidence of the lack the presence of any person in this laurel for a long time, and this was not discovered Qrichugod Prophet and his companion inside the cave, according to Islamic belief.
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Cemetery Amuallap
Is the tomb of General for the people of Mecca, located at the beginning through the Pilgrimage to the right heading to the Grand Mosque of hand neighborhood Moaabdah, includes cemetery Amuallap the body of the mother of believers and the wife of the Prophet Muhammad, Khadija girl Khowailed, and where the places are equipped for washing and shrouding the dead also has ambulances to transport the dead within the Department private track Secretariat of the Holy City, and usually carries the dead to the cemetery after the prayer Amuallap them the Holy Mosque for burial, is the distance between the Grand Mosque and the tomb of Amuallap relatively close.
Towers House
Towers is a group located next to the Grand Mosque, which is the second tallest skyscraper in the world, with a height of 600 meters, is also the largest tower in the world in terms of area, the project comprises six residential towers are: Tower Safa, Marwa Tower, Hajar Tower, Tower Sarah, Zamzam Tower, Tower Abdul Karim, the tower is the seventh hotel tower or clock tower, the highest of these towers rise, and therefore the highest clock in the world, and which has a height of about 545 meters.
Mona Mecca
Is a desert area east of Mecca, about 5 kilometers, is located on the road between Mecca and Mount Arafat. The area known for its important role for the performer Hajj, where it stays where many pilgrims annually temporarily in the days of al-three, it is also site the stoning ritual performed between sunrise and sunset on the last day of the pilgrimage.
Jamarat Bridge
Is a bridge there is in the area of Mina in Mecca, a bridge dedicated to the progress of pilgrims to throw cinder Aqaba during the pilgrimage season, which included cinder Aqaba Minor, cinder Aqaba Central, cinder biggest obstacle, has seen this bridge many stampedes among the pilgrims led to the deaths of hundreds. Has been the demolition of the old bridge and the bridge is now created another alternative consists of four floors, and at a cost of up to $ 1.7 billion.
Transport and Communications
Airport King Abdul Aziz International: international airport is located 19 kilometers north of the city of Jeddah, the first port in Saudi Arabia. The construction of the airport in 1974, and was officially opened in April of 1981 covers an area of land the airport about 105 km ², and is the King Abdul Aziz Airport gate of the main air to Mecca that all the way up pilgrims due to the lack of private airport in Makkah.
Taif Regional Airport: is a regional airport away from the city of Taif, about 30 kilometers to the east, as far from Mecca, a distance of 70 km, has seen airport landing the first airplane to King Abdulaziz Al-Saud, the more important the airport by virtue of its proximity to Mecca and the holy sites, in addition to the importance of the city of Taif, Saudi Arabia as one of the summer resorts.
Tunnels and highways
Tunnels
Owns Mecca network of tunnels scattered Onhaúha by virtue of their nature mountain, totaling 50 tunnel for cars and ten pedestrian tunnels, a length of 26 kilometers, is the most prominent of these tunnels: Tunnels Ajyad dam, a group of tunnels people Amer, a set of tunnels king's gate, a group of tunnels through the pedestrian Almaasam, tunnels, bridge group, King Khalid, Al Faisaliah group of tunnels, tunnels and a group of Sulaymaniyah, and many others.
Highways
Entrance to Mecca on the road to Mecca - Jeddah highway.
For roads, owns Mecca network of highways linking the rest of the cities of Mecca region or other regions, the most prominent of these ways: by Hada (and leading to the city of Taif), and by the large influx (and leading to the city of Taif), and through Mecca - Jeddah highway, and the road Mecca - Medina Highway, and the road to Mecca - Jizan Highway, and the road to Mecca ring.
Trains
Haramain High Speed Rail: will link Mecca Medina through the project Haramain High Speed Rail, a project of a railroad electrician connects between the regions of Mecca and Medina through the governorates of Jeddah and Rabigh length of 450 kilometers, will be in the first phase of the project to build five passenger terminals, including stations in Mecca, and stations in the city of Jeddah in each of the airport, King Abdul Aziz International Airport and the city center, and the fifth leg will be in Medina.
Train the holy sites: the project is the railway line linking Mecca Holy Places Mina, Arafat, and Muzdalifah, the cost of the project amounting to about 6.7 billion Saudi riyals, and began to implement the project since the beginning of 2009 through the Chinese company to create a rail. Begins the first stations to train inside Mecca, and then passes the train three stations in Mount Arafat and Muzdalifah hairy like in the first and then Mina and central and be the last stop at the Jamarat Bridge.
The expansion of the Grand Mosque in Mecca and circumambulate dish
Will be implemented this expansion through three main axes, the first is the expansion itself of the campus SHRINE, to accommodate after expansion to two million worshipers, and second squares of Foreign Affairs, which contain toilets and walkways, tunnels and other facilities support and working on traffic flow in the entry and exit of worshipers. The third REGION services, air conditioning, power plants, water plants, etc., and the total area of expansion to 750,000 square meters, the project includes the expansion of courtyards of the Haram hand Shami, starting from the door Marwah and ends at the hot door and Mount Indian Bahamih When sorties excavations on the one hand the door of King Fahd. This expansion is only yards and the proposed establishment of 63 towers Fendkie when the last of these squares. And expansion of the dish eventually demolish the expansion of the Ottoman and the expansion of the campus on three sides and a standing ovation when the endeavor, as the endeavor is not from the campus and expand the campus from the point of Ajyad, are also heightening the roles of campus into 4 roles such as new endeavor now, then ramp Doreen future, bringing the total ramp 6 innings, include the expansion of the campus in terms of Misfalah demolished View hotel and InterContinental hotel unification.
Displays the current campus expansion project to a lot of criticism, is viewed as a way in which the construction projects is the distortion of the holy city of Mecca because of Islamic architectural design patterns and false "commercial exploitation of the house of God." Being project includes construction of dozens of high-rise buildings, which house luxury hotels, which contrasts, according to critics of the project, the principle of equality, which was brought by Islam, where it is supposed to be always Hajj time where everyone is equal.
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