Mecca
مكة
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City
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Makkah al-Mukarramah (مكة المكرمة) | |
Masjid al-Haram (Great Mosque of Mecca) and
Kaaba
Mina tent
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Coordinates: 21°25′21″N 39°49′24″E / 21.42250°N 39.82333°E / 21.42250; 39.82333 | |
Country | Saudi Arabia |
Province | Mecca Province |
Governorate | Holy Capital Governorate |
Established | c. 18th century BCE (per Islamic tradition) |
Founded by | Ibrāhīm and Ismāʿīl (traditionally claimed to have built The Kaaba)[1] |
Government | |
• Mayor | Saleh Al-Turki |
• Provincial Governor | Khalid bin Faisal Al Saud |
Area | |
• City
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1,200 km2 (500 sq mi) |
• Land | 760 km2 (290 sq mi) |
Elevation | 277 m (909 ft) |
Population
(2022 census)
[2]
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• City
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2,385,509 |
• Rank | 3rd in Saudi Arabia |
• Density | 2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi) |
• Metro | 2,427,924 (Mecca Governorate) |
Demonym | Makki ( مكي) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
Area code | +966-12 |
Website | hmm |
Mecca
مكة
|
|
---|---|
City
|
|
Makkah al-Mukarramah (مكة المكرمة) | |
Masjid al-Haram (Great Mosque of Mecca) and
Kaaba
Mina tent
|
|
Coordinates: 21°25′21″N 39°49′24″E / 21.42250°N 39.82333°E / 21.42250; 39.82333 | |
Country | Saudi Arabia |
Province | Mecca Province |
Governorate | Holy Capital Governorate |
Established | c. 18th century BCE (per Islamic tradition) |
Founded by | Ibrāhīm and Ismāʿīl (traditionally claimed to have built The Kaaba)[1] |
Government | |
• Mayor | Saleh Al-Turki |
• Provincial Governor | Khalid bin Faisal Al Saud |
Area | |
• City
|
1,200 km2 (500 sq mi) |
• Land | 760 km2 (290 sq mi) |
Elevation | 277 m (909 ft) |
Population
(2022 census)
[2]
|
|
• City
|
2,385,509 |
• Rank | 3rd in Saudi Arabia |
• Density | 2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi) |
• Metro | 2,427,924 (Mecca Governorate) |
Demonym | Makki ( مكي) |
Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
Area code | +966-12 |
Website | hmm |