مكة المكرمة Makkah al-Mukarramah Makkah | |
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The Holy City of Makkah | |
Coordinates: 21°25′0″N 39°49′0″E / 21.41667°N 39.81667°ECoordinates: 21°25′0″N 39°49′0″E / 21.41667°N 39.81667°E | |
Country | Saudi Arabia |
Province | Makkah Province |
Founded by | Prophet Ismā'īl (Islamic Tradition) |
Government | |
• Mayor | Osama al-Bar |
• Provincial Governor | Khalid al-Faisal |
Area | |
• City | 760 km2 (290 sq mi) |
• Urban | 850 km2 (330 sq mi) |
• Metro | 1,200 km2 (500 sq mi) |
Elevation | 277 m (909 ft) |
Population (2012) | |
• City | 2,000,000 |
• Density | 4,200/km2 (2,625/sq mi) |
• Urban | 2,353,912 |
• Metro | 2,900,000 |
Mecca Municipality estimate | |
Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (AST) |
Postal Code | (5 digits) |
Website | www |
Mecca or Makkah (officially: Makkah al-Mukarramah; Arabic: مكة المكرمة) is a city in Saudi Arabia and the holiest city in Islam. As of the 2004 census, 1,294,169 people lived there. The city is 73 kilometres (45 mi) inland from Jeddah, in the narrow sandy Valley of Abraham. It is 277 metres (909 ft) above sea level. It is 81 kilometres (50 mi) from the Red Sea.