Place Institution Islam
Al-Masjid Al-Haram
المسجد الحرام ar مسجد الحرام fa
Islam's holiest mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
- Dated from 630 CE
- Also called al-Haram Mosque, Great Mosque of Mecca, Sacred Mosque
Overview
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Inside Al-Masjid Al-Haram
Places nearby
- under 1 km away
Mecca
Saudi Arabian city and capital of the Makkah province - under 1 km away
Station of Abraham
stone associated with Ibrahim, in what is now the Great Mosque of Mecca in Saudi Arabia - 1.2 km away
Mosque of the Jinn
mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia - 4.3 km away
Bay'ah Mosque
Mosque in Saudi Arabia - 5.6 km away
Masjid al-Taneem
mosque in Saudi Arabia - 5.7 km away
Cave of Thor
cave in Mecca - 7.0 km away
Mina
neighborhood of Mecca in Makkah Province, in western Saudi Arabia - 12 km away
Muzdalifah
holy place situated between Arafat and Mina, near Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Recorded events
What Al-Masjid Al-Haram’s own record names in its history, in the order of the dates on the statements.
- 630 CE Start of construction ↗
Also recorded, with no date on the statement
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